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Ability to use filename of loaded data in HTML component

We have some automated file loads which include a timestamp in the filename. The timestamp is relevant for teams during critical month-end periods to understand what numbers they are looking at in Apptio reporting. We would like to be able to add ...
6 days ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Report Studio Submitted

SSL Support for DB2 integration in Cloud Pak for AIOps

In a troubleshooting case that we have open, we have been informed that the DB2 integration for Cloud Pak for AIOps does not support SSL connection to the database. The security need for SSL should be self-evident; AIOps event data contains propri...
39 minutes ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps Submitted

Request for Local User Registration (A feature to add users without requiring an SMTP server)

When adding (inviting) a local user to Instana, an SMTP server is required. In an air-gapped environment, there may be cases where the Self-Hosted Instana Backend does not have an SMTP server or cannot communicate with one. I would like to propose...
5 days ago in Instana / Access Control Submitted

Request for Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL 8.0.11 tracing support

Hello, We are doing an Instana POC, and we need your support on the .NET Npgsql tracer. The application to be monitored is deployed on AWS ECS Fargate. Also, it connects to AWS Aurora (Postgres) DB using the Npgsql.EntityFrameworkCore.PostgreSQL 8...
11 days ago in Instana / Tracing Submitted

Provide SSL connections via the DB2 Connector in CP4AIOPs running on OCP

SSL connection for DB2 connector allows secure connections to DB2 from CP4AIOps. This will benefit customers who have a secure zone implemented in their environment.
about 4 hours ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps Submitted

Add a field to the API and UI to inform consumers if cost saving is using custom prices or falling back on retail prices

Currently there is no transparency around which price is being used which results in misreporting when we roll up the potentials saves to a higher Business Mapping level. The reality is that all of our services should match to a custom price, so t...
about 5 hours ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) Submitted

Enhance Cloud Visibility: Fetch VPC ID and VPC Name against VPC Services

Description: As an Apptio user, I'm facing challenges in fetching VPC ID and VPC name against VPC services. Currently, Apptio doesn't provide a straightforward way to retrieve these details, making it difficult to gain comprehensive visibility int...
about 5 hours ago in Cloudability / Reports, Dashboards Submitted

Normalized AI Cost Model visibility in Cloudability (Reduce Noise from AI Model Versions)

Nestle and other customers are requesting improved visibility into AI-related cloud spend in Cloudability, as current AI service and item descriptions introduce a high level of noise when used in graphs and reports. AI costs today appear as many n...
about 4 hours ago in Cloudability / AI/ML in Cloudability Submitted

RCG wants Apptio to natively support OU-level AWS tags (like “map_migrated”) instead of relying on workarounds such as Lambda-based replication, to avoid operational complexity and potential data integrity issues.

SITUATION: RCG wants to know why certain OU‑level AWS tags (e.g., “map_migrated”) are not appearing in Apptio despite being enabled in AWS cost allocation. STATUS: Currently, Apptio doesn't support importing OU level tags. SOLUTION: Implement an a...
about 15 hours ago in Cloudability / Other Submitted

Commitment Support for GCP Vertex AI Provisioned Throughput

Vertex AI spend is increasing and there is a need to optimize it. Provisioned Throughput commitments offer a major discount off on-demand: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/ai-machine-learning/provisioned-throughput-on-vertex-ai
about 17 hours ago in Cloudability / Rate Optimization (Commitments) Submitted

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