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Use fuzzy match on tags and label names for assigning to dimensions

Sometimes similar tags or labels are created that follow a pattern, it would be useful to be able to use fuzzy logic in finding matching tags and labels. For instance "clustername" it could be within "karpenter.sh/discovery/ClusterName" or aws:Clu...
2 days ago in Cloudability / Data Mapping and Organization 0 Submitted

Monitoring More Than 400 Kafka Topics

Based on the case TS020129393, the customer would like to monitor more than 400 Kafka topics which was limited by default on Instana agent monitoring according to document https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/1.0.303?topic=technologie...
13 days ago in Instana / Other Tracers 1 Submitted

Allow the date range columns to be translated in custom reports.

OOTB report is translated the date range columns , but Custom report is not transrated the date range columns . I would like to be able to translate the date range columns of custom reports. the date range columns:you can add to a table: Months Ye...
5 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing 1 Submitted

Customize Tags OTEL on ACE

The way to parameterize through the server.conf.yaml, the OTEL TAG is required because we currently have the X-Remote-Addr attribute that travels in the HTTP Headers, but when activating the OTEL in the server.conf.yaml of the integration server i...
about 1 month ago in Instana / ACE/IIB 0 Under review

Default Dashboard for DB2 Monitoring

🎯 Goal : Enable database administrators and operations teams to quickly assess the health and performance of DB2 environments without additional setup or custom dashboards. 📊 Suggested Dashboard Structure: Overview Total DB2 Hosts monitored Total ...
7 days ago in Instana / DB2 0 Submitted

Request to Remove the 400-Topic Limit for Kafka Metrics Collection in Instana Agent

Currently, Instana Agent imposes a limit of 400 topics for Kafka metrics collection. We would like to kindly request that this restriction be relaxed or removed. In the system we are currently building, the number of topics is expected to reach ap...
14 days ago in Instana / Metric Store 1 Submitted

Add "Product/Capacity Management" field to CDI data feed for complete cost management reporting

Third required field to complete JPMC's CDI migration requirements. This field works in conjunction with Product Family and Product/Physical Processor fields to support their comprehensive cloud cost reporting framework.
26 minutes ago in Apptio / Data Sharing (ADM) 0 Submitted

Add "Product/Physical Processor" field to CDI data feed to support comprehensive cloud cost analysis

This additional field is required alongside Product Family to complete JPMC's reporting requirements during their migration from MCC to CDI/ADM. The field supports their advanced cloud billing setup described as "the most advanced" implementation.
27 minutes ago in Apptio / Data Sharing (ADM) 0 Submitted

Add "Product Family" field to CDI data feed for enhanced cloud cost reporting and categorization

JPMC requires the Product Family field in CDI to support their highly customized cloud billing reports. This field is critical for their cost allocation and reporting framework as their cloud spend continues to grow dramatically (currently $50M/mo...
29 minutes ago in Apptio / Data Sharing (ADM) 0 Submitted

Add "Product/Capacity Management" field to CDI data feed for complete cost management reporting

Third required field to complete JPMC's CDI migration requirements. This field works in conjunction with Product Family and Product/Physical Processor fields to support their comprehensive cloud cost reporting framework.
32 minutes ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) 0 Submitted