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Status Functionality already exists
Workspace IBM Turbonomic ARM
Categories Reporting
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 26, 2026

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Dashboard Widget - For VM's - Allow Effective as an option. It defaults to On-Demand

For VM's, the Effective amount should be the default instead of On-Demand.  The Effective rate is the "real" cost impact, taking into consideration Savings Plans and Reserved Instances.  The On-Demand rate is the off-the-street cost and doesn't take into consideration Savings Plans or Reserved Instance.  

Having the Effective amount will be the bottom line impact to the owners and this is what decisions will be made off of.  By having On-Demand as the only option that shows in Dashboard Widgets is misleading.  And to get to the real bottom line number (Effective), it takes several clicks to see the real impact.

Owners really do not care about On-Demand, as this doesn't impact them, when trying to make a business decision.  The purpose of dashboards is for owner to be able to view and make decisions.  Not for an unrealistic number to be presented then to click into it and find out the real cost impact number for them is different.

Idea priority High
  • Guest
    May 13, 2026

    You can close this idea.  It does exist now, but didn't back in January when this was submitted.  I also responded 2 months ago to let you know that it had been completed.  

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  • Admin
    Jamie Eastabrook
    May 13, 2026

    This functionality exists today. When you sent the Cost Basis to 'Effective' in the Billing and Costs settings, the widgets will display the effective cost by default.

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  • Guest
    Mar 19, 2026

    This appears to have been complete.  There is now an option in Settings > Billing and costs > Cost Basis >Effective cost

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