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Preserve Users and with all their access on product upgrade

Currently all users and there access have to be recreated after a version update of the IBM Concert product. For a customer with many users this means the creation of self written automation tools for a product base function. The product should pr...
about 2 months ago in Concert 1 Submitted

Allow multiple config files for the OTEL collector

As well as the regular tracing and host information collection, the config file contains all the log parsing and processing information for every log file that the collector must work. A customer I am working with who is looking to migrate from IT...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Logging 5 Needs more information

IBM supported OpenTelemetry collector for Windows Platform

GlobeLife is a windows platform organization. All of their applications run in Windows platform. They want to send logs from applications both in-house developed or COTS to Instana for best use for analysis. Currently there is a LINUX OpenTelemetr...
4 months ago in Instana / Logging 2

Ability to view logs after agent loss

It would be interesting to be able to view an agent's logs from the SaaS in order to analyze the reason for its loss. Currently, logs can only be viewed when the agent is reporting to the SaaS, but it would be good to be able to analyze the last m...
3 months ago in Instana / Logging 1 Not under consideration

Highlighting the matching query-term in search results

When i search for a text in the logs that are stored in Instana, in the result there is currently no highlighting of the part in the log-message that matches my query-term. I would argue that it is state of the art to highlight the query term in t...
13 days ago in Instana / Logging 0 Submitted

Alternative Identity Provider Support for IBM Concert on OpenShift (LDAP & Local Users)

Solution Value Statement Customers deploying IBM Concert on OpenShift often lack OpenID Connect with Keycloak. Providing alternative authentication options such as LDAP or local user management ensures broader adoption, simplifies onboarding, and ...
3 months ago in Concert 2 Under review

Please add seconds parameter in the input dates field for UI time range section

In general, logs are generated at a nanosecond level. However, in Instana, the current filtering and time range adjustment options are limited to a minimum of one minute. While this granularity may suffice for some use cases, it becomes insufficie...
10 months ago in Instana / Logging 2 Not under consideration

Integration with AWS Cloudwatch logs

Currently, Instana's Otel Collector does not support integration with AWS Cloudwatch logs out of the box, which means that its integration with AWS service logs and event functions is inferior to that of its competitors.
5 months ago in Instana / Logging 4 Planned for future release

Node logs(kubelet logs) by using Instana sensor or configurations

to get insights on the events and issues at Node level.
over 1 year ago in Instana / Kubernetes / Logging 5 Not under consideration

A new view or option under "Dimensions" that allows Support to right-click and debug affected applications, services, and microservices

Problem Description Who is affected: Support engineers, SREs, and operations teams managing complex application environments. Current process: Status visibility is fragmented across tools.Troubleshooting requires manual data gathering and environm...
10 months ago in Concert 0 Under review