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Workload Optimization (Rightsizing)

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Exclude idle time in IOPS and Throughput metrics

Consider excluding idle time when calculating IOPS and Throughput metrics used for recommendations or add it as an optional way to interpret and view recommendations. The current formula used is the sum of read and write operations dived by time p...
4 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration

API roi end point to support Accept = text/csv

Currently the API does not support Accept = text/csv hence we are not able to pull all fields with the API. Currently it is missing timeline if using Accept = text/csv
4 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration

How to filter by uptime for Rightsizing recommendations?

How to filter by uptime for Rightsizing recommendations? https://support.apptio.com/s/case/5004v00001p1pE1AAI/how-to-filter-by-uptime-for-rightsizing-recommendations
4 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 1 Needs more information

Visibility on the autoshutdown of instances

Recommendations related to the use of the instances Specify a time slot and check for machines that do not comply with autoshutdown.
4 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration

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)
4 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...
4 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
4 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.
4 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration

Savings opportunities - identify potential savings and report progress

No description provided
4 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.
4 months ago in Cloudability / Container Reporting / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Under review