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Workload Optimization (Rightsizing)

Resource ID Tracking in Cloudability ROI

Currently, Cloudability tracks Azure Virtual Machines using the Resource Name as the unique identifier, which causes lineage breaks when a VM is terminated and recreated under a new Resource ID. This limitation prevents customers from validating R...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) Submitted

Expose ROI/savings details and Manage Group Filters directly within the Rightsizing experience.

The customer would like the existing ROI/savings information to be available directly within Rightsizing, rather than requiring users to navigate separately to the ROI module. The Rightsizing view should also support Manage Group Filters, allowing...
5 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) Submitted

To add in the Column Section in the Rightsizing Section the Potential Carbon Reduction for a specific Recommendation

To add a Column in the Rightsizing section an optin to see the Potential Carbon Reduction for any specific recommendation provided in Cloudability. Since this Potential Carbon Reduction is being provided by CSP's billings, this could be implemente...
11 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) Submitted

Share the configuration of the table in rightsizing

As a customer I'd like to share the table customization I have done with colleagues to have a similar experience across all users
12 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) Submitted

Have a longer lookback period than 30 days

Lots of seasonalities in the resources and 30 days is too small
12 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) Submitted

Export the charts from the rightsizing details

As a customer I'd like to be able to export the rightsizing charts in the detail section to have a better understanding of the fluctuation of the resource. The chart is currently too small to get the subtleties of the changes, especially for azure...
12 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) Submitted

Add recommendations for AWS FSx

Looking for a recommendation that minimizes waste from over provisioned storage and throughput for AWS FSx. Please comment which variant of FSx your organization uses.
12 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) Future consideration

Limited Optimization Coverage

Optimization recommendations are currently available mainly for EC2, EC2-Other, S3, RDS, Lambda, Redshift and Elastic IP.No optimization insights are available for EKS, ElastiCache, OpenSearch, EFS, DynamoDB, MSK, Load Balancers, AI services and o...
13 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) Needs more information

Possibility to override default values for cost basis & analysis period in rightsizing dashboard

Hello, We want to override default values for Cost Basis in Optimizations / Rightsizing dashboard.This override can be set up in Rightsizing preferences page. Cost Basis : From "On Demand" to "Effective"Analysis period: From "10 days" to "30 days"...
16 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) Submitted

Additional Rightsizing Recommendation Types

The current rightsizing engine is useful but too narrowly focused. We would like to see: More recommendation categories beyond traditional instance resizing. Workload-aware recommendations. Rightsizing guidance for managed services. Optimization r...
27 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) Submitted