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PINNED Configure maintenance flyouts
User interface settings include the option “Show maintenance notes”. How can I as onprem-backend administrator configure and switch on such flyouts to inform my users about upcoming maintenance?

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Request for HTTP Communication Support in Instana SaaS

Some customers only allow HTTP communication to monitor all outbound traffic from their environment. Currently, on-premises deployments support both HTTP and HTTPS configurations, but SaaS deployments only allow communication over HTTPS. We kindly...
26 days ago in Instana / Agent 3 Submitted

Enable users to filter Cloudy reports by multiple resource IDs simultaneously using an ‘in’ operator, eliminating the need to add each resource ID as a separate filter.

Why it is useful: Currently, users who want to filter Cloudy reports by several resource IDs must add a separate filter for each ID. This process is time-consuming and cumbersome, especially when dealing with large numbers of resource IDs (e.g., 1...
3 days ago in Cloudability / Reports, Dashboards 1 Submitted

Quick Currency Switch Button

Overview Currently, users must navigate through multiple steps in the user preferences menu to change their preferred currency. This process is time-consuming and interrupts workflow, especially for users who frequently need to view data in differ...
3 days ago in Cloudability / Other 0 Submitted

GCP Workflow Plugin: Enable Custom Project ID for Execution

We request the implementation of a new feature in the Google Cloud Workflows plugin (12.2.0.03) for IBM Workload Automation (IWS) that allows users to explicitly specify a Google Cloud Project ID for workflow execution. Currently, it appears that ...
4 days ago in Workload Automation 0 Submitted

GCP Workflow Plugin: Allow Specifying Different Billing/Quota Project

Currently, the Google Cloud Workflows plugin (12.2.0.03) for IBM Workload Automation (IWS) appears to limit workflow execution to the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) project associated with the Service Account specified in the IWS connection definitio...
4 days ago in Workload Automation 0 Submitted

Enable host availability percentage (% Uptime) for a given time period

Calculating the host uptime percentage is essential, as it provides a simple yet critical metric that reflects how long a server has been available compared to the total monitoring period. This measurement is vital for assessing the reliability of...
5 days ago in Instana / Common 0 Submitted

Automatically reconfigure host to add/remove licensed hosts for Turbonomic with Flexera integration

As a user of the Turbonomic integration with Flexera, I would like my host groups managed/automated in such a way that i do not have to create and update them, and when there is demand for additional licensed hosts Turbonomic will be able to recon...
5 days ago in IBM Turbonomic ARM / Target Support 0 Submitted

Align the Azure region names in Cloudability with the actual Azure region names

As can be seen in the attachment, Azure provide two region name standards via the API; PricesExtract.Items.armRegionName which is currently used as the second part of the region name in cloudability, and PricesExtract.Items.location which currentl...
5 days ago in Cloudability / Reports, Dashboards 2 Submitted

Provide ability to surface all CUR columns in Cloudability's reporting

Many of our customers have custom use cases that require more fields in the CUR than Cloudability provides. An example is the Legal Entity field. Surfacing Legal Entity would enable better visibility into the 3rd party vendor that is being purchas...
4 days ago in Cloudability / Reports, Dashboards 0 Submitted

Make project names editable

Users created a project name but then want to change the name or remove it and that functionality is not available.
4 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted