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In Cloud Logs, if multiple alerts are detected within one minute, only one email notification is sent.

In Log Analysis, it was possible to check the past 30 seconds (or a specified time frame) and include all detected logs in the email notification. However, in Cloud Logs, the payload only contains one log line, and when multiple logs are detected ...
11 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Logging and Monitoring 0 Future consideration

Resource Access Report at Resource Group Level

We need to periodically answer the question asked by auditors "who has change level access to the production environment?" We know that we have the Resource Access Report (RAR) available but this is produced on a resource by resource basis. Runnin...
5 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Administration 1 Needs more information

Check price of base image

Hi, Often when I launch an Ubuntu 22.04 Linux virtual machine, the pricing summary will show something like $2.45/hour. If there are 730 hours in a month, then $2.45 * 730 = $ 1788.5/month for the free open-source Ubuntu software. This price is st...
5 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Virtual Servers 4 Is a defect

Add the ability from the Cloud GUI to move a partition into a Shared Processor Pool

I have an existing partition but I'm not allowed to edit it and add it to a Shared Processor Pool. The only option available in the Cloud GUI is to create a partition in the Shared Processor Pool. How can I move an existing Partition into a Shared...
over 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Future consideration

Include quick access to Terraform code in all service creation screens.

This feature would be useful for developers and SREs looking to automate service creation. It should be as simple as possible. I propose that the Terraform logo is placed beside the Docs link under the service name (see in included mock screenshot).
over 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / DevOps 2 Planned for future release

Enable Default Email Alerts Capabilities in Monitoring Services

Enable Default Email Alerts Capabilities in Monitoring Services. Useful to send emails from native monitoring services.
over 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Logging and Monitoring 5 Functionality already exists

automatic IKS worker replacement as a response to a certain metric (classic or VPC infrastructure)

While operating IBM Kubernetes (IKS) clusters (classsic infrastructure) we have run several times into a situation where IKS worker nodes start under-performing. We notice performance issues that are usually visible as: Read timeouts while perform...
over 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Kubernetes Service 0 Future consideration

SSH support for GitLab repositories in IBM Schematics

We need the capability to integrate IBM Schematics with GitLab via SSH. Currently only HTTPS is supported by IBM Schematics. In order for us to maintain control of our IaaC resources in IBM Cloud, we wish to use IBM Schematics but are unable as it...
about 3 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Integration 0 Planned for future release

Billing notifications - more info

Hi, Here is a feature suggestion about billing. We often receive a message "10 Day Disconnection Notice" even though auto-pay is enabled. Sometimes this is unexpected. Other times it may be a genuine problem with the payment method. What could be ...
6 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Billing 2 Future consideration

Electro thermal generation systems on SuperMUC cooling system.

Hi, I recently watched a video about the SuperMUC supercomputer and was really impressed by how IBM efficiently cools it using cold water. What truly caught my attention was how the excess heat is repurposed to supply hot water to nearby buildings...
6 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / AI / Machine Learning 1 Not under consideration