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    AI-Powered Skill & Mentor Discovery for IBM Cloud Learners

    Many beginners exploring IBM Cloud struggle to identify the right learning path and mentors based on their current skill level. An AI-driven skill discovery and mentor recommendation feature could bridge this gap. Problem Statement Cloud learners ...
    1 day ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / AI / Machine Learning 0 Submitted

    Control the apply timing of new CIS WAF rules

    The release of new rules in the CIS WAF Managed Ruleset resulted in blocking data transmission for business operations. Since the WAF Managed Ruleset follows Cloudflare’s releases, if operators do not override the rules, they will automatically sw...
    3 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Content Delivery Network (CDN) 0 Under review

    Create a couple of VSIs, one with IBM i, and one with AIX for public access with self learning purposes

    For training purposes in our Telegram group "IBM i en Español" I have a free hosted IBM i LPAR in Mexico so all users can ask for access and test their programs, refresh their knowledge or follow tutorials to learn about this amazing OS. Pub400.co...
    2 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 5 Not under consideration

    Confirmation IPL Mode on Cloud COnsole

    We can confirm IPL mode on IBM i OS (System Value) and DST/SST. However it is unable to confirm it on IBM Cloud Console although we can change it. As we can not confirm it before IPL from shutdown status, It is useful if we can confirm it before I...
    13 days ago in PowerVS Private Cloud 0 Submitted

    WebConsole Cut&Paste - Fix and change request

    The cut&paste is a really great improvement that many users were asking for from the beginning of PowerVS. Fix request: I have tried to use the VSI WebConsole Cut&Paste feature following the docs using Windows, Linux and MacOS with no succ...
    22 days ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Under review

    Use Tier-3 volumes when creating a boot image from an exported VSI

    When exporting a VSI to an Image Catalog (probably confusing term for IBM i guys) , the boot image uses the same Tier on the source volumes. Boot Images are not production data, but data on rest, and cost is the same than VSI attached ones. Please...
    about 1 month ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Under review

    Replacement for F5 Big-IP offerings due to security breach

    On October 15, 2025, F5 disclosed that a "highly sophisticated" nation-state actor had breached its internal systems, stealing portions of its BIG-IP source code and information about undisclosed vulnerabilities.Since then, we as managed service p...
    about 2 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Load Balancer 0 Under review

    Bulk update storage tiers for all volumes attached to a single VM

    Currently, we can change the storage tier for volumes in PowerVS via the IBM Cloud Web UI or CLI. However, this must be done individually for each volume. IBM i VMs typically have a large number of volumes to ensure optimal I/O performance. As a r...
    13 days ago in PowerVS Private Cloud 0 Submitted

    Add a CLONE command to the Power-IaaS Plugin in CLI

    We have built a couple of scripts to ease our IBM Power Virtual Server administration: exporting to disk, exporting to COS, snapshots, launching consoles on browser, and now we have built a clone VSI process, exporting to disk and building the VSI...
    2 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 7 Functionality already exists

    Support from RedHat Openshift Virtualization on IBM Classic Bare Metal

    Hi, Since a lot of customers are now moving from VMware to alternatives it would make a lot of sense to support RedHat Openshift Virtualization (OVE) on IBM Classic Bare Metal. This since customers need a good virtualization alternative.
    2 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Bare Metal 3 Not under consideration

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