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Add subgrouping to Infrastructure View

Hi team, our customer would like to have the possibility of having more than one-level of grouping in the Infrastructure View (something like sub-zone concept), so they can manage the complexity of their infrastructure Platform and have a better v...
2 months ago in Instana / Infrastructure 0 Submitted

Allow more options for Perspective and Grouping in the Infrastructure View

Hi team, we know currently we can use Zones, which are the default display in the Infrastructure View, and then we can use Host or Container Grouping based on a defined set of attributes like CPU, OS, K8S namespace, etc. We explored the Tag Prefix...
2 months ago in Instana / Infrastructure 0 Submitted

Add Alias option for Hosts

Hi team, When monitoring a Host, the naming is based on the FQDN. Sometimes this name is not explanatory or easily identifiable by Instana users, especially when a customer has a big amount of hosts being monitored. It would be great to have the p...
2 months ago in Instana / Infrastructure 0 Submitted

Request for Enhancement in Apptio BI Reporting Based on CFP Plan

We would like the ability in Apptio BI to create a calculated metric—similar to what is available in the CFP plan—that combines Year-to-Date (YTD) actuals with forecast data. For example, if we are in June, the YTD cost calculation should include ...
4 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Future consideration

Container Cost Allocation data available in Dashboard and Reporting

Customers would like to be able to build Cloudability dashboards and reports using the same data that is available in the Container Cost Allocation feature.
3 months ago in Cloudability / Container Reporting 0 Submitted

Omit Azure EnrollmentReader

Currently EnrollmentReader permissions in Cloudability are needed to use Advanced Features. By using EnrollmentReader it is possible to get the necessary information (e.g. RateCard and Pricesheet) but access to other possibly confidential informat...
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Vendor Credentials and Integrations 0 Under review

Customizable metric multiplier / threshold for rightsizing recommendation

In some production enviroments, workloads are intentionally overprovisioned to allow for burst capacity, stability or failover requirements.In most cases this is has to do with compliance and regulations bound apps. We propose addig a metric multi...
5 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 1 Future consideration

Option to count e.g. number of cloud accounts

We have another KPI to track the growth of cloud accounts or number of projects
10 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Future consideration

Enable Image Attachment in Comments on Rightsizing ROI Screen

Customer wants the ability to attach images (e.g., screenshots) in the comment section of the Rightsizing ROI screen. Background: When sharing the status or context of a detected resource, it would be helpful to include screenshots for clarity. Th...
20 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

View-Based Filtering for Cost Ownership Accounts in Forecast Summary

Overview: We request the implementation of a filtering mechanism in the Forecast Summary page that limits the "Cost Ownership" dropdown to display only the accounts relevant to the selected planning view. Current Behavior: When creating a plan ...
5 months ago in Cloudability / Planning 2 Planned for future release