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Workload Optimization (Rightsizing)

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I use the comments field to notate progress of Optimization ticket, this includes when notified customer and any feedback. It would be great if when I export the report if comments were included based on ticket.

I use the comments field to notate progress of Optimization ticket, this includes when notified customer and any feedback. It would be great if when I export the report if comments were included based on ticket. See attached file for the location ...
about 2 hours ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

UI Experience- Select multiple dimensions at once

This is regarding selecting multiple measures at once using checkboxes in the filter dropdown, eliminating the need to add each item individually. But the problem we have now is unable to select multiple dimensions at once
about 11 hours ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Azure rightsizing-recommendation- Disk

BUPA has confirmed they cannot move from P→S series for production workloads. Moving from Premium SSD to Standard SSD is generally not viable for production due to the IOPS and throughput downgrade, so the savings shown in the CLDY Disk Rightsizin...
about 12 hours ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Rightsizing minimum 30 day savings dimension based on % of savings not a $ number

Percentage spend makes more sense across a wide footprint. Right saizing a dollar a month meh, rightsizing 5 or 10 percent is gold.
1 day ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Optimization dashboard to include other custom metrics

Need to get the following fields added to the optimization dashboard to use it more effectively for a single glass pane view. RI/SP (Reserved Instances / Savings Plans) Rightsizing Indicators if cost increases or decreases due to:a.FX changes b.Mi...
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration

Rightsizing Filter enhancement

Can we have a search box in the rightsizing area so we can search/filter by resource id? It enables key stakeholders to manage recommendations by resource ID's. We would also suggest the ability to filter if there is a comment on a recommendation.
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Bulk Comment

Would like the ability to block comment on similar recommendations - we can then vet the snoozed items checking appropriate narrative has been left to build a profile of recommendations and reasons why they can't be achieved.
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

RDS - Unable to separate instance and storage recommendations

This would enable users to focus on instance or storage (where one or the other may not be actionable)
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Unable to specify/filter details on Rightsizing recommendations

Recommendations may not be applicable and does not provide a true picture on the size of the prize, by filtering out reoccuring opportunities we could move onto opportunity 2 ie. for EBS, omit sc1
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Additional opportunities listed other than rightsizing

Would be good to have additional opportunities in Apptio, ie. modernise infrastructure (eg. move from m5 > m7), GP2 > GP3, Volumes unattached for 90 days, snapshots older than 90 days, Apply AHUB in azure.
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted