# News from Holistics **URL:** https://community.holistics.io/c/news/15.md [Latest](https://community.holistics.io/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.holistics.io/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.holistics.io/tags.md) --- ## [The Ideal Semantic Layer and Metric-Centric Paradigm (Blog Post)](https://community.holistics.io/t/the-ideal-semantic-layer-and-metric-centric-paradigm-blog-post/1507)
**Author:** [@GusNH](https://community.holistics.io/u/GusNH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2023, 3:38am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/the-ideal-semantic-layer-and-metric-centric-paradigm-blog-post/1507 "2023-05-08T03:38:03Z")
Most data practitioners we talked to agree on two things. 1/ We need an abstraction layer to define metrics consistently and rigorously. 2/ We do not have a consensus on how this layer will eventually look like. Not ye… --- ## [Holistics Referral Program: Share Holistics, Earn $500](https://community.holistics.io/t/holistics-referral-program-share-holistics-earn-500/2465)
**Author:** [@Phuong\_Do](https://community.holistics.io/u/Phuong_Do)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/holistics-referral-program-share-holistics-earn-500/2465 "2025-05-23T03:03:34Z")
Great tools are meant to be shared, and now you’ll get $500 when you do. We’ve launched our referral program to reward customers who help spread the word about Holistics. If you know any friends who could benefit from a… --- ## [\[Resolved\] Performance degradation with Chrome version 135](https://community.holistics.io/t/resolved-performance-degradation-with-chrome-version-135/2440)
**Author:** [@datbth](https://community.holistics.io/u/datbth)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2025, 2:41am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/resolved-performance-degradation-with-chrome-version-135/2440 "2025-04-17T02:41:50Z")
Hi folks, We are seeing a performance degradation when using Holistics with Chrome version 135. If you are experiencing symptoms like stuttering UI or “page is not responding”, please try to use Firefox or Safari for n… --- ## [Important Notice: Enforcing API parameter restrictions](https://community.holistics.io/t/important-notice-enforcing-api-parameter-restrictions/2120)
**Author:** [@Tien\_Truong\_Tran](https://community.holistics.io/u/Tien_Truong_Tran)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 2:59am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/important-notice-enforcing-api-parameter-restrictions/2120 "2024-12-13T02:59:32Z")
Hi everyone :raising\_hand\_man:, This is Tien from the Holistics Engineering team. As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the reliability and security of Holistics services, we will be enforcing public API parameter … --- ## [Announcement: Business Calculation Transition to Legacy Status](https://community.holistics.io/t/announcement-business-calculation-transition-to-legacy-status/1976)
**Author:** [@Khai\_To](https://community.holistics.io/u/Khai_To)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/announcement-business-calculation-transition-to-legacy-status/1976 "2024-06-26T12:24:36Z")
Hello Holistics Community, We want to update you about an important change regarding our Business Calculation feature. Overview of Business Calculation Although Business Calculation has allowed users to define quick an… --- ## [Important Notice: Deprecation of AML 1.0 by March 2024](https://community.holistics.io/t/important-notice-deprecation-of-aml-1-0-by-march-2024/1688)
**Author:** [@Khai\_To](https://community.holistics.io/u/Khai_To)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2023, 5:16am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/important-notice-deprecation-of-aml-1-0-by-march-2024/1688 "2023-09-21T05:16:10Z")
Dear Community Members, Introduction We hope this message finds you well. We’re writing to inform you about an important change happening. As part of our commitment to consistently enhance and improve our product, we wi… --- ## [🌅 Case Study: How Spenmo Supports 200+ Business Users With An 08-Person Data Team](https://community.holistics.io/t/case-study-how-spenmo-supports-200-business-users-with-an-08-person-data-team/1486)
**Author:** [@GusNH](https://community.holistics.io/u/GusNH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2023, 2:40am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/case-study-how-spenmo-supports-200-business-users-with-an-08-person-data-team/1486 "2023-04-13T02:40:03Z")
Designing your organization to be data-driven is hard, mostly because the “people, process, then tools” criterion is good and true, and universally applicable. You need to have the right people and process in place, wit… --- ## [🎆 Recording Now Available: Hands-on Webinar - Create Custom Charts in Holistics](https://community.holistics.io/t/recording-now-available-hands-on-webinar-create-custom-charts-in-holistics/1412)
**Author:** [@GusNH](https://community.holistics.io/u/GusNH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2023, 4:06am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/recording-now-available-hands-on-webinar-create-custom-charts-in-holistics/1412 "2023-02-08T04:06:16Z")
Hi everyone, I’m happy to share that our recent webinar on using Vega-lite in Holistics for advanced data visualization is now available for viewing! Last Friday (Feb 03), we held a hand-on webinar on our users can get … --- ## [Launched: New Product Roadmap interface! - https://roadmap.holistics.io/](https://community.holistics.io/t/launched-new-product-roadmap-interface-https-roadmap-holistics-io/1408)
**Author:** [@daph.td](https://community.holistics.io/u/daph.td)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2023, 9:05am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/launched-new-product-roadmap-interface-https-roadmap-holistics-io/1408 "2023-02-07T09:05:16Z")
We are excited to announce the release of our new :tada: Product Roadmap interface! With the new interface, you’ll find it easier to keep track of our product development plans and see what’s in store for the future. Th… --- ## [Webinar: Make The Most Of Holistics' Custom Charts](https://community.holistics.io/t/webinar-make-the-most-of-holistics-custom-charts/1384)
**Author:** [@GusNH](https://community.holistics.io/u/GusNH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/webinar-make-the-most-of-holistics-custom-charts/1384 "2023-01-18T04:34:48Z")
As your organization grows, Holistics’ out-of-the-box visualization may not be enough for your analytics needs. Finance might ask for a Histogram, or Marketing might ask for a scatter plot, or you want to create a more c… --- ## [🔐 It's Official, Holistics Is Now SOC2 Type II Compliant](https://community.holistics.io/t/its-official-holistics-is-now-soc2-type-ii-compliant/1328)
**Author:** [@GusNH](https://community.holistics.io/u/GusNH)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/its-official-holistics-is-now-soc2-type-ii-compliant/1328 "2022-12-12T10:27:42Z")
Howdy everyone, it’s Phuc from Holistics’ Growth Team. I’m super proud to announce that Holistics has recently obtained a SOC 2 Type II Attestation. As a provider of business intelligence software, we understand the im… --- ## [\[APAC\] Server under high load](https://community.holistics.io/t/apac-server-under-high-load/1236)
**Author:** [@Nui\_Ta](https://community.holistics.io/u/Nui_Ta)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2022, 5:24am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/apac-server-under-high-load/1236 "2022-10-13T05:24:17Z")
Over the past 3 days, the APAC Holistics caching server was under high load and this is causing degraded performance of the Holistics platform. Thus, we are working on an urgent server upgrade. During this period, APAC… --- ## [Service Degradation 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM SGT](https://community.holistics.io/t/service-degradation-4-30-pm-7-00-pm-sgt/1233)
**Author:** [@Nui\_Ta](https://community.holistics.io/u/Nui_Ta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2022, 12:12pm UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/service-degradation-4-30-pm-7-00-pm-sgt/1233 "2022-10-11T12:12:12Z")
Dear Customers, Recently, we have experienced degraded service issues due to a database high load between 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM SGT. You might encounter Internal Server Error, Service Unavailable, or Bad Gateway during this… --- ## [Upgrade to the Markdown engine](https://community.holistics.io/t/upgrade-to-the-markdown-engine/1117)
**Author:** [@datbth](https://community.holistics.io/u/datbth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/upgrade-to-the-markdown-engine/1117 "2022-08-12T04:47:58Z")
Markdown Upgrade On August 10th, at 04:32 UTC, Holistics has upgraded the Markdown engine of Text Widgets to an up-to-date version. In the process, we overlooked the fact that there are breaking changes to the behavior … --- ## [Support for importing data from non-SQL Sources has ended](https://community.holistics.io/t/support-for-importing-data-from-non-sql-sources-has-ended/643)
**Author:** [@huy](https://community.holistics.io/u/huy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/support-for-importing-data-from-non-sql-sources-has-ended/643 "2021-05-31T17:00:00Z")
Holistics had supported importing data from non-SQL sources for the past few years. But the time came for us to invest our resources toward more meaningful things we believe in. Therefore, we made a tough decision to sto… --- ## [Announcement: Holistics IS NOT affected by the Log4j Exploit](https://community.holistics.io/t/announcement-holistics-is-not-affected-by-the-log4j-exploit/605)
**Author:** [@anthonytd](https://community.holistics.io/u/anthonytd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2021, 10:13am UTC](https://community.holistics.io/t/announcement-holistics-is-not-affected-by-the-log4j-exploit/605 "2021-12-14T10:13:58Z")
Background “Log4Shell is a zero-day vulnerability — named as such since affected organizations have zero days to patch their systems — that allows attackers to remotely run code on vulnerable servers running Log4j, which…