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Incorporate metadata into alerting

Operationally and for Management reports. Standardizing metadata fields across the diverse number of environments. Real-time synchronization of metadata. Alert policies that dynamically adapt to metadata changes.
3 months ago in SevOne / Data Insight (DI) 1 Future consideration

When "Allow Flow View Selection" option is selected for a flow widget, also add the "graph remaining traffic" slider button to the widget.

This would benefit consumers of read only reports who may need to be able to toggle the remaining traffic in a flow widget on or off, but can't edit the widget directly to do so.
4 months ago in SevOne / Data Insight (DI) 1 Future consideration

Capability to monitor database blockings & wait times in instana

We are unable to monitor databases using Instana, as we don't see options for tracking database blocking, wait times, and similar metrics. Databases: RDS Postgre MSSQL
about 1 year ago in Instana / Common 1 Future consideration

Add the ability to use custom LDAP libraries or modify LDAP search parameters

When it comes to security, a robust authentication setup is key. In this regard, the way is implemented in production environments may lead to use non-standard settings or mixing different approaches to suit operation's needs. The request is to ei...
3 months ago in SevOne / Configuration and Administration 4 Future consideration

Apptio BI with Waterfall Charts

Our team uses the most for budgeting and forecasting presentation is waterfall chart unfortunately it's not available in Apptio BI. If this could be added, it will be very helpful with our analysis and presentation. Thanks!
3 months ago in Apptio / Apptio BI 0 Future consideration

Option to stop auto resolve events or smart alerts.

Having the ability to disable auto-resolution for smart alerts or events would provide greater control over how they are closed. For example, if I want HTTP 500 smart alerts to remain unresolved until I've added all the case notes, gathered necess...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Agent 4 Future consideration

Pareto chart - Cost Transparency

The Pareto chart is one of the most popular charts, as it allows users to quickly grasp the rate of the top X at a glance. This will enable TMBO to leverage Apptio for C-level reporting.
9 months ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing 0 Future consideration

Lifecycle management for unattached disks

Introduce a lifecycle management process for unattached disks to optimize storage efficiency. This includes: Automated Tiering: Move unattached disks from hot to cold tier based on usage and detached status (detached >= 45 days) Analytics/Reass...
9 months ago in IBM Turbonomic ARM / Public Cloud IaaS 3 Future consideration

Incorporate Custom Field Constraints Mashup into UI Directly

The custom field constraints mashup provides really valuable functionality, but it's difficult and time-consuming to use and can be inflexible. It would be a great help if the constraints could be incorporated directly into field set up. I have ma...
about 1 month ago in Targetprocess / Views (Lists, Boards, Roadmaps, Dashboards) 0 Future consideration

Allow External data upload for ADM

It would be helpful to enable EXTERNAL data uploads from TBM Studio via ADM to Apptio Planning. These files contain centrally managed forecasts (not edited by users) calculated in the TBM Studio but today must be exported to CSV and reuploaded. Au...
about 1 month ago in Apptio / Apptio Planning 0 Future consideration