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Backend Enablement

Enable configurable Instana backend and agent communication ports instead of requiring default 80/443 ports.

Many enterprise customers operate Instana in highly restricted network environments where standard HTTP/HTTPS ports such as 80 and 443 may be tightly controlled by centralized security or network teams. In these environments, customers may be requ...
4 days ago in Instana / Backend Enablement Submitted

Need to improve observation of account/billing data usage

Customer has migrated to instana saas service andnow we need a way to - monitor- alertdata ingest programmatically.UI information is not sufficient and cannot be accessed by scripted alerting. To improve observation of account/billing data usage w...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Backend Enablement Submitted

smart alert ui view timeseries graph does not show triggered events but edit mode graph shows

We do run application monitoring for huge amount of applications and services. When looking at smart alert 24h/7d timeseries graph view, you don't see symbol for triggered events but in the edit mode (potential) triggered events shown. Information...
about 1 month ago in Instana / Backend Enablement Submitted