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Workload Optimization (Rightsizing)

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Add COIN reporting as a native capability

Cloudability has all of the data to enable COIN reporting natively in the dashboarding and reporting, yet the only way to achieve this today is to take the cost and rightsizing data out of Cloudability to an external tool to join and present it. C...
3 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Add filters in Rightsizing ROI to separate Deleted/Terminated savings from Rightsizing-only savings

Currently, Rightsizing ROI shows combined savings from all optimization actions. Customers cannot distinguish between savings from rightsizing (downsize/resize) versus decommissioning (delete/terminate). This inflates the ROI picture and makes it ...
5 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Enable tag-based filtering to pre-snooze rightsizing recommendations directly in the Cloudability UI

The API currently supports filtering (pre-snoozing) rightsizing recommendations by tags, but this functionality is missing from the UI. Adding this feature would allow users to filter (pre-snooze) recommendations directly in the interface without ...
28 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

filter by Account Name/ID

In the Rightsizing section, if it can add filters by Account Name or Account ID dimensions, it will be much handy for use to manage the rightsizing distribution.
18 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Add Payback period/break even info for S3 optimization

S3 optimizition often includes moving objects from one storage type to another. This movement incurs a cost. This cost is not part of the optimization recommendation information, but can be a barrier to making a change. Having information on the c...
11 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

One Click Rightsizing Notification

In the Rightsizing section, if the rightsizing recommendation can be sent to the tagged owner with preset template by click a single button. It would improve the communication efficiency.
18 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Provide more details on the Apptio help center

Rightsizing in Cloudability (apptio.com) Currently the apptio help center doesn't include a comprehensive explaination on idle resource, such as the how to define S3 idle percentage, which will affect the user experience.