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Cloudability

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Make project names editable

Users created a project name but then want to change the name or remove it and that functionality is not available.
5 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 2 Needs more information

Include more services under RightSizing preferences

Currently you can only do few customisations for filtering the recommendations in EC2 and S3, we want more services under the preferences umbrella so that we can customise what we want in the recommendations in a better way.For Example: we don't w...
11 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Future consideration

Ability to apply exclusion and inclusion conditions in top-level dashboard filters

Whilst we like the top level filters in Cloudability ApptioBI report, there is generally a lack of flexibility in the top level dashboard filters to easily include or exclude a selection of items. This ability is provided only in the widget level ...
3 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Future consideration

Ability to graph hourly cost data

We want to use Cloudabilty to look at hourly cost trends to see patterns over time throughout the day. The inability to do this is a serious limitation
3 months ago in Cloudability / Reports, Dashboards 0 Future consideration

Rightsize action for unattached idle disk behavior similar to AWS

In rightsize disks for Azure, I have found that for unattached and idle disks CLDY could recommend you to rightsize the disk if it is not the lowest-cost SKU while you will get a terminate action if the disk is the lowest-cost SKU.I know that in A...
3 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Under review

Plan tab does not factor in cost sharing rules

It'll be helpful to use the cost views defined with the sharing rules in the Plan tab (Forecast, budget,...). Many companies don't split the budget split for IT department, but rathet by main lines of business. Also, a single resource may be used ...
3 months ago in Cloudability / Cost Allocation and Sharing 0 Planned for future release

Ability to remove default date range from ApptioBI Report

Problem:Right now if an admin or report owner sets a default date range on an ApptioBI report in the global date range selector, there is no way to return to a state where a default date range is not set for that report. You can only update what t...
6 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Submitted

Do not allow report users to select more alternative dimensions than are supported by a visual

Problem: Right now if you configure a graph visual such as a stacked bar with a primary dimension and multiple alternate dimensions the alternate dimension menu the user interacts with is a multi-select in which the user can check the boxes beside...
6 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Future consideration

Commitment Support for Azure Backup

A capacity reservation lowers storage costs of backup data in a Recovery Services Vault. Azure offer 30 different RI types across services, many of our customers look at our product and ask where the additional reserved instance recommendations ar...
11 months ago in Cloudability / Rate Optimization (Commitments) 0 Future consideration

Commitment Support for Azure Database for MySQL

Only the compute costs are included with a reservation. A reservation doesn't cover software, networking, or storage charges associated with the MySQL Database server. Azure offer 30 different RI types across services, many of our customers look a...
11 months ago in Cloudability / Rate Optimization (Commitments) 0 Future consideration