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Start using VolumeStalledIOCheck as a possible metric to calculate EBS availability (SLO)

To improve accuracy of created SLO rules for this service type, the VolumeStalledIOCheck is one of the possible additional metrics that can help on this case. "This alarm helps you monitor the IO performance of your Amazon EBS volumes. This check ...
1 day ago in Instana / Infrastructure 0 Submitted

Add kubenetes.node.annotation TagDefinition for Global Custom Payload Catalog

Customer wants to select kubernetes node annotations tag for global custom payloads which does not exist currently.
1 day ago in Instana / Kubernetes 0 Submitted

Custom dashboard: External Access

Shared public/external read-only links secured with email OTP authentication (confirmation code sent via email or similar).
1 day ago in Instana / User Interface 0 Submitted

Custom dashboard mode: “Enable for mobile”

Mobile adaptability for the dashboard, translates to a Mobile-Responsive Dashboard Layout that automatically detects screen resolution and restructures the UI for handheld devices.  
1 day ago in Instana / User Interface 0 Submitted

Custom dashboard: Automated dashboard email scheduling

Reporting (New) Automated dashboard email scheduling (Image or PDF formats). Customers frequently need to deliver scheduled reports based on custom dashboards, especially in the absence of a comprehensive reporting capability. There is also no API...
1 day ago in Instana / User Interface 0 Submitted

TV mode - Keep the option to expand a chart

In TV mode, the option to expand a graph to better visualize the metric is disabled.
1 day ago in Instana / User Interface 0 Submitted

Custom dashboard: Widget skin transparent and label below widget

Widget style transparent skin with no title Label below widget replacing the top title In some cases, keeping the widget title along with its border/frame consumes too much space. Customers prefer the option to move the title to a label below the ...
1 day ago in Instana / User Interface 1 Submitted

Custom dashboard: A freeform (canvas) layout and custom backound

A freeform (canvas) layout visual organization mode for dashboards that allows users to freely and precisely place, resize, and overlay charts, text, and images anywhere on the canvas. The ability to set a custom dashboard background combined with...
1 day ago in Instana / User Interface 0 Submitted

Widget resizing to reclaim empty spaces

The widget has reached its minimum size and cannot be scaled down further, wasting layout space for additional widgets.
1 day ago in Instana / User Interface 0 Submitted

Custom Dashboard: Dark mode

Dark Mode and high-contrast interfaces to reduce visual fatigue (especially when using video screens or televisions in NOC).  It produces energy savings and highlights the graphics. Optimize continuous operational monitoring through the imple...
1 day ago in Instana / User Interface 0 Submitted