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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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Recommendations for instance scheduling

One way to reduce costs is to allow for instance scheduling to downsize ASGs or power off instances during periods that the system is not being used. Customers would like to be able to view recommendations for workloads that can save money by inve...
5 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Under review

Finops for Huawei Cloud with RIA

Extract from Huawei Cloud the Billing information and convert to focus format for the Cloudability (IBM Tool) consume it we need to certify all Bill Management API from Huawei Cloud: 1 - https://support.huaweicloud.com/intl/en-us/api-bpconsole/api...
5 days ago in Rapid Infrastructure Automation 0 Under review

Generate a file output without a header row on the csv file

This would be useful for our automation of our chargeback process. This automation runs from Cloudability through SFTP to our Nationwide Finance system and the system can not accept a file with a header row.
5 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 1 Future consideration

Certify Sterling for Sobeys Pilot

It's required for complex data orchestration pilot @ Sobeys We have a TechZone environment so you can test. Let me know the emails of individuals who need to be added to it File Gateway Swagger UI - Username: fg_sysadmin - Password: Ask me on slac...
5 days ago in Rapid Infrastructure Automation 0 Under review

Easier agents update in air-gapped environment

Dear colleagues, our customer is using Instana in air-gapped environment. They had system administrators installed static instana agents and want simple procedure to upgrade them by Instana administrators who are responsible for Instana and agents...
5 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Submitted

Enable a mobile application to extend SevOne monitoring functions beyond the desktop.

Clients want to view their networks and infrastructure from their smartphones on Android or iOS.
5 days ago in SevOne / Configuration and Administration 0 Submitted

See which notification box was checked when comment was created

When adding a comment there are checkboxes to notify creator/assigned people. The customer would like to see which option was checked when creating a comment in the history.
5 days ago in Targetprocess / Other 0 Submitted

Assign a view to a Frontdoor Role

In Cloudability, when editing a View to assign to users, the customer wants to have the option to assign the View to a Frontdoor Role as well. As for now, only individual users can be assigned to Views.
5 days ago in Cloudability / Views 0 Submitted

Cloud Repatriation Scenario - Migrating from Public Cloud to On-Prem

Customers are looking for solutions to move away their workloads from Public Cloud to On-Prem due to lock-in and cost related issues. There are no ready to use tools available to do this assessment, hence most of the time it is manual and based on...
5 days ago in IBM Turbonomic ARM / Planning 0 Submitted

Create a DL option for Anomaly Detection Alerts

As FinOps Analysts, we are receiving anomaly alerts that need to be forwarded to FinOps champions in each business unit. We aim to automate the distribution of these alerts to various stakeholders. Therefore, anomaly alerts should be filtered by b...
5 days ago in Cloudability / Anomaly Detection / Other 1 Under review