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One Click Rightsizing Notification

In the Rightsizing section, if the rightsizing recommendation can be sent to the tagged owner with preset template by click a single button. It would improve the communication efficiency.
3 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 2 Needs more information

Enable Cloudability Rightsizing to Ingest Memory Usage Directly from Azure Platform Metrics (without DCR/AMA)

Currently, Cloudability’s Azure rightsizing recommendations require memory usage data to be ingested via DCR (Data Collection Rules) and AMA (Azure Monitor Agent) deployments on workloads. While this works, it creates unnecessary deployment overhe...
3 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 1 Future consideration

Enable multi-year TARGETs

We do a lot of multi-year budgeted, but are unable to leverage the TARGETS feature because it only applies to the first year of the "plan". We need multi-year TARGETs to match our state biennial budget cycle.
10 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Managing Plans - Grouping and Access

To help with useability of Planning especially if you have multiple plans - 1) Have a grouping of plans - would allow the drop down to have the group first and then open to see the plans within the group 2) Allow users to be given permission and o...
10 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0

ADM sync directions could be separated to bi-directional and option to keep CT->ITP on hold, and automate ITP->CT.

Due to Cost Pools/Bill Codes/Dept reference data been added or modified for each month of a FY, we need to avoid the actual number been changed for prior months that already completed billing process.
10 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

View Only for Plans in New Status

As a TBMA I would like the ability to be able to provide select users with a role that would allow them View Only access to plans that are in New Status.    I will know this is complete when a Cost Center Owner or person in a specially d...
almost 3 years ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Include license costs in the rightsizing opportunity calculation

It has come to our attention that the savings opportunity shown in the cloudability rightsizing are not inclusive of licensing costs, as a result saving potential is being understated for resources that would also see a license save as a result of...
7 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 2 Needs more information

Calculated / Dynamic Columns for Rate * Quantity

Similar to Service Demand Planning, it would be very helpful to have the ability to add calculated columns to ITP for services that are rate * quantity. Currently the dollar amount for volume driven services have to be manually calculated in ITP.&...
over 1 year ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration

Cloudability support Idle Load Balancer in Rightsizing service or in reporting

Today, there isn't a way to get this info of Idle load balancers in Cloudabiltiy the only way to do so, is by tagging resources in AWS to reflect in Cloudability.THis is not good for our organization' as we manage several AWS payer accounts with d...
11 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration

can mass upload be disconnected from cost object permissions ?

People who are able to edit cost Centers can also perform mass upload. During mass upload, if wrong option selected not intended Cost Centers can be overwritten.Would it be possible to disconnect mass upload: Import: Contracts, Import: Financials,...
4 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration