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Support AWS EKS Split Cost Allocation for Namespace-Level Showback

Enhance Cloudability to support AWS Split Cost Allocation Data (SCAD) for Amazon EKS to enable more granular and accurate namespace-level cost allocation and showback. AWS SCAD provides additional cost allocation data in the CUR, including fields ...
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Container Reporting 1 Needs more information

We update Labor allocation rule as per the financial year, depending on the changes, so is it possible to make an implement similar to what we have out FX rate updation.

a { text-decoration: none; color: #464feb; } tr th, tr td { border: 1px solid #e6e6e6; } tr th { background-color: #f5f5f5; } The reason for this request is that whenever new labour allocation data is updated and the corresponding structure become...
about 1 month ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Submitted

Critical OTEL Connectors missing in IDOT

Current IDOT v1.320.3 which is latest and stable, we see there are no connectors available to use for transforming processed data into metrics. >instana-otelcol.exe components >connectors: [] It is helpful to have the below connectors to be ...
2 months ago in Instana / Integrations 0

Add native OAuth 2.0 Resource Owner Password Credentials (ROPC / password) grant type support to the Datalink REST 2.0 Service connector

The Datalink REST 2.0 Service connector currently supports the Authorization Code and Client Credentials OAuth 2.0 grant types, but not the Resource Owner Password Credentials (ROPC / password) grant. Some enterprise source systems require ROPC fo...
3 months ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) 0 Submitted

Ability to Restrict Budget Visibility and Permissions

I would like to request an enhancement regarding the Budget functionality in Cloudability. Currently, when a budget is created, it is automatically visible to all users within the organization, and any user can modify or delete it. This behavior i...
7 months ago in Cloudability / Planning 1 Planned for future release

Expand supported limit of concurrent users in the UI

We have a large operation currently relying on Netcool's WebGUI. It is a large telecom company with a network of continental proportions. The operations and other teams that frequently accesses the UI to view alarms are currently around 100 concur...
almost 2 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 2 Planned for future release

Add cluster name mapping/aliasing support to Instana ArgoCD sensor for OpenShift GitOps compatibility

Problem Statement When using OpenShift GitOps operator with Instana's ArgoCD sensor, there is a mismatch between the cluster name defined in ArgoCD (in-cluster - the default managed by OpenShift GitOps) and the actual Kubernetes cluster name in In...
5 months ago in Instana / Kubernetes 0 Submitted

Expose DB2 JDBC PreparedStatement bind variable values in Instana SQL traces (optional / configurable)

For enterprise z/OS customers running mission‑critical DB2 workloads, Instana SQL visibility is functionally limited because AutoTrace, by design, does not capture JDBC PreparedStatement bind variable values, rendering all parameters as ?. While d...
8 months ago in Instana / DB2 3 Planned for future release

1. Incorporate CSV Attachments in Email Reports & 2. Ensure Full Feature Parity Between Data Insight and NMS Reports

Incorporate CSV Attachments in Email ReportsIntroduce the option to include raw data in CSV format as an attachment when generating and sending email reports through Data Insight. This feature is already available in NMS (vPAS) but is currently ab...
over 1 year ago in SevOne / Network Management System (NMS) 1 Future consideration

Custom Dashboard - Show Data labels in Pie Chart

We use Instana extensively across our enterprise and have been building custom dashboards with pie charts for various reporting needs. While analyzing the data, we noticed that the pie‑chart tooltip displays only the percentage value without the c...
8 months ago in Instana / User Interface 1 Future consideration