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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...
4 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 1 Functionality already exists

Support log agent/network outages that exceed 24h without any data loss due to ICL dropping "outdated log entries"

For our productive system we have the requirement to survive any downtime of up to 72h, so that on a failure that starts at Friday afternoon it can be solved on Monday morning without loosing data. This also includes log data. However, IBM Cloud L...
11 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Logging and Monitoring 1 Future consideration

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...
5 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 7 Functionality already exists

DB2 on Cloud : HADR synchronization NEARSYNC mode

In DB2OC 11.5, with a DB in HADR there is only one syncrhonization mode between the primary and replicated node : SYNC mode. Would be interesting to have the same options as we have in DB2 classic (SYNC, NEARSYNC, ASYNC, SUPERASYNC) See details be...
over 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Databases 1 Not under consideration

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.
6 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Bare Metal 3 Not under consideration

Logical Replication with copy data in PostgreSQL 15

We would like to request support and clarification regarding logical replication behavior in PostgreSQL 15 on IBM Cloud. Currently, in IBM Cloud–managed PostgreSQL 15, logical replication with copy_data = true is not supported, This limitation cre...
3 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Databases 0 Under review

Historical Project level resource usage data for IT budget planning

Requesting historical Resource Usage by Project , Service & User. Priority is to identify the most active projects to budget accordingly Current state: Current system shows monthly project statistics but lacks historical data SaaS services hav...
about 2 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / AI / Machine Learning 0 Under review

Enable Cloudflare API Shield functionality in IBM Internet Services

Cloudflare has a suite of Enterprise options for API protection through their API Shield offering (https://www.cloudflare.com/application-services/products/api-shield/). It would be good to have these options through IBM Internet Services as well.
3 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Network 1 Under review

Add Backup and Tiering Capabilities to COS to Backup Buckets or Tier Objects to other S3 or S3 Glacier Systems, e.g. IBM Deep Archive

If COS is used as a primary storage for some kind of data, like document management systems or archive data for health applications, it is important or necessary by governmental rules to have a second copy of the data or an air gapped backup of th...
about 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Cloud Object Storage 0 Not under consideration

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 ...
3 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / AI / Machine Learning 0 Future consideration