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Need for network abstraction capability to extend VLAN across powerVS workspaces

A cross-datacenter Layer 2 extension between powerVS workspaces — or an equivalent network abstraction method that would allow our IBM i workloads to maintain consistent IP addressing and DNS resolution during fail-over, substantially reducing rec...
3 months ago in PowerVS Private Cloud / Client Request 0 Submitted

IBM Support Notifications contact

SAP does not give the Owner role to a standard user. This is set to a break glass account which is managed by a different team. Therefore our LoB that uses the Cloud account does not get notifications if IBM support send a notification to "Owners ...
3 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Support 0 Under review

Enhance IBM Bob licensing

Let IBM Bob licensing, exampla pro version with the base 40 Bobcoins be cumulative. At least up to 200 Bobcoins if coding is on a "lower level" like summer vacations and so on while other months consume more than the 40. This would be an easier ap...
3 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Billing 1 Not under consideration

enable object expiration policy configuration from the manager UI - onpremises ICOS

We have some vaults that requires immutability and objects to be expired by ICOS. Even after enabling object expiration on the storage pool and on the vault and configuring the retention, the objects do not expire. IBM said we also need to configu...
about 2 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Cloud Object Storage 0 Under review

Enable Open Table Format support with Apache Iceberg

As data lakehouse architectures become increasingly prevalent, the need for open table formats that support ACID transactions, schema evolution, and time travel is critical. This proposal suggests integrating Apache Iceberg into IBM Cloud Object S...
over 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Cloud Object Storage 2 Future consideration

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...
11 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Load Balancer 0 Under review

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...
almost 2 years ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Databases 1 Not under consideration

FP2027 Separate Alert resolution entry in the IBM Cloud Logs Alert summary dashboard

In the current state the IBM Cloud Logs "Alert summary" dashboard only shows that alert has been triggered regardless if it the alert is really triggered or if the alert has been resolved by an user. This can cause confusion amongst the users who ...
over 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Logging and Monitoring 0 Under review

FP2027 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...
over 1 year ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Logging and Monitoring 1 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...
10 months ago in * IBM Cloud Ideas / Power 0 Under review