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Version Control Gap Analysis: DI Maps Migration

Executive Summary Our organization is transitioning from Observium weathermaps to DI Maps+Reports to modernize network visualization and replace manual Visio topology maps. However, a critical compliance gap has been identified: Maps lack version ...
1 day ago in SevOne / Data Insight (DI) 0 Under review

Extend Instana Selective Monitoring by technology and process properties

In its current form, Selective Monitoring requires changes to all applications / processes which should be monitored in an opt-in scenario. Making changes only only in the agent to select applications / processes would keep Instana specific config...
about 6 hours ago in Instana / Agent 0 Future consideration

Provide safe way to execute certain tasks which had been automated prior to 7.0 as a root user

Root access removed in NMS 7.0+ breaks customer automation workflows, particularly certificate renewal automation. As certificate lifecycles decrease, manual renewal becomes unsustainable without a least-privilege alternative. Operational Risk Cer...
1 day ago in SevOne / Network Management System (NMS) 1 Needs more information

Parse User Mentions in Slack App Messages

Currently the Instana Slack App shows the raw mention syntax of e.g. <@U03D3BYCD16>. This makes it necessary to open the Slack message thread in order to determine the actual user being mentioned. It would be helpful if the Instana integrati...
1 day ago in Instana / Integrations 0 Submitted

Listen for Additional Slack Message Removal/Quarantine Events

Slack provides mechanisms for quarantining/hiding messages from the UI as part of their Data Loss Prevention system. This allows administrators to hide messages that are potentially sensitive in nature until they are reviewed, and released or dele...
1 day ago in Instana / Integrations 0 Submitted

Use Real Name Instead of Slack Username with Slack App Integration

The Slack username field is deprecated, and not user editable. Slack has since switched to using real/display names which allow users to update them over time (e.g. name changes as part of marriage). Switching from username to real/display name wo...
1 day ago in Instana / Integrations 0 Submitted

Improve Custom Service rules in the UI and the backend

Hi, We need to adjust the service naming for some services as the automatically discovered names are not allowing us to monitor the services in context of the line of business and production environment. Adjustable custom service rules - regex ena...
1 day ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 0 Submitted

Auto-detect historical CUR changes and refetch

Currently, Cloudability’s one-month lookback window for AWS CUR changes creates a "data drift" between the cloud provider's billing truth and the FinOps platform. AWS frequently applies retroactive adjustments—such as EDP credits, refund correctio...
9 days ago in Cloudability / Vendor Credentials and Integrations 0 Future consideration

Cloudability UI in Spanish language

Spanish speaking countries represents an important market for IBM, and there is significant growth in the adoption of Cloudability , which would justify offering the tool's interface in the local language. Customers should be able to choose their ...
21 days ago in Cloudability / Other 2 Future consideration

Add Action Execution Markers to Line Chart Widgets

Across Turbonomic, line chart widgets allow users to review historical trends for various resource metrics. However, it is currently not possible to visually identify when a specific Turbonomic action was executed on the timeline. To make it easie...
10 days ago in IBM Turbonomic ARM / UI & User Experience 0 Future consideration