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Workload Optimization (Rightsizing)

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Datadog metric history plot

Impossible to have the metrics for more than 30 days even with DataDog integration (we would like 3 or 6 months)
6 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration

Integrate supported instance types for Anthos workloads in rightsizing recommendations

https://support.apptio.com/s/case/5004v00001p2cEDAAY/integrate-supported-instance-types-for-anthos-workloads-in-rightsizing-recommendations List of supported instance types: https://cloud.google.com/anthos/clusters/docs/multi-cloud/aws/reference/s...
6 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 2 Needs more information

Integrate supported instance types for SAP workloads in rightsizing recommendations

https://support.apptio.com/s/case/5004v00001p2cDyAAI/integrate-supported-instance-types-for-sap-workloads-in-rightsizing-recommendations List of supported instance types: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/quickstart/latest/sap-hana/instances.html
6 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 2 Needs more information

Add business mapping on Recommendation API endpoint

When retrieving API endpoints for rightsizing recommendations we can not seem to retrieve the associated business mappings for the resources we are retrieving. We would like to be able to do that.
6 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration

Savings opportunities - identify potential savings and report progress

No description provided
6 months ago in Cloudability / Rate Optimization (Commitments) / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Planned for future release

Container - Bin packing recommendations

Clusters could be more optimized if the bin packing was optimized. It would be helpful to see recommendations that provided guidance to more optimally utilize clusters.
6 months ago in Cloudability / Container Reporting / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Under review

Unify resource ID display Azure

In the right sizing recommendations I the ResourceID some sometimes not displayed for Azure resources. Which makes it a bit cumbersome to find these resources if for instance you want to dig up details in for instance Apptio BI. In addition what i...
6 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration

set default value for timeline

Next to setting the default cost metrics, we would like to be able to set default value for the timeline for rightsizing.
6 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 1 Future consideration

Provide scheduling recommendations

Would be great if Cloudability would provide recommendations on what (compute) resources to put on a schedule (e.g. start/stop on the weekends) and if we can also create a Cloudability issue for this that enables us to track the savings.
7 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration

Ability to create multiple rightsizing ticket for the same resource

Currently if a customer creates a rightsizing ticket for one issue and act on it. Now after 30 days , customer receives another recommendation for the same resource , there is no option to create a separate ticket as it will still show the previou...
7 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration