Release Notes

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Last updated: Oct 30, 2024 by Deepak Bojanapati
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The following features have been made available for general availability in the Cloudamize platform.

2024-10 Feature Release

Updated: October 30, 2024

  • New Console - Migration Planner Application Tagging and Grouping - GA Release - 2024-10-28

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • The first phase of the rollout of Migration Planner on the New Console

    • Includes Application Tagging and Grouping tools

    • Includes:

      • Server Application View

      • Ignore Process View

      • Interconnectivity View

      • Guide Tab

      • Application Tagging and Grouping tools

2024-06 Feature Release

Updated: October 30, 2024

  • SQL Telemetry Tool Enhancements - GA Release - 2024-06-13

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • SQL Telemetry Tool now captures database-level IOPs and enterprise-level features used in the MSSQL Server

    • The details of database-level IOPs can be used to recommend Elasticache for databases, and enterprise-level feature usage details will help in license optimization.

    • Enhancements:

      • Special chars are now supported in passwords (use

      • The tool will run for 10 minutes now to collect the IOPs details.

      • It will also capture the enterprise-level features used.

      • This additional info can be viewed on:

        • Classic Console Report

        • New Console SQL Telemetry Upload section

        • Report on New Console

      • SQL Telemetry data upload feature will only be available on the new Console, and on Classic Console, the user will see a button to switch to the new Console

  • NetApp ONTAP Storage Reporting - GA Release - 2024-06-26

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Two new reports are added to the console:

      • NetApp Detached Storage Report

        • Overview: This report offers comprehensive details on all discovered NetApp Detached Storage units. Users can now access in-depth information about detached storage components, aiding in better resource management and troubleshooting.

        • Benefits: Improved visibility into detached storage allows for more effective management of storage resources and helps in identifying unused or underutilized storage assets.

      • FSx Recommendation for NetApp Report (AWS Assessments Only)

        • Overview: This report provides a detailed analysis of FSx recommendations tailored for NetApp configurations. It is designed to assist in optimizing FSx implementations with customized suggestions based on current NetApp setups.

        • Benefits: Enables better decision-making by offering specific recommendations, ensuring that FSx configurations are optimally aligned with NetApp environments to maximize performance and cost-efficiency.

    • Data collection for these is handled by the Agentless Data Collector

      • Overview: The data for the NetApp Detached Storage Report and FSx Recommendation for NetApp is collected via the Agentless data collector. The user must specify the URL or IP address of their NetApp system(s) and NetApp credentials. The data collector will collect the actual capacity, IOPS, throughput, etc., via the NetApp API.

      • Benefits: Detailed data collection over several days gives an accurate description of how the NetApp storage system is actually used.

2024-03 Feature Release

Updated: October 30, 2024

2024-02 Feature Release

Updated: October 30, 2024

  • Console Light - Inventory Settings Page Update - GA Release - 2024-02-27

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Inventory Settings page enhancements:

      • Edit and Delete buttons in Assets Tab (drop-down menu)

      • Edit CPU and Remove Instance buttons in the Instances Tab (drop-down menu)

      • Move Instance button

      • Scope toggle (admin only)

      • Settings Menu drop-down

2023-12 Feature Release

Updated: October 30, 2024

  • Console Light - Starting an Assessment - GA Release - 2023-12-14

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Workflow for starting an assessment has been added to the Console Light

    • Full functionality is available including choosing collection and delivery dates, target region, etc.

    • All are available from the Assessment Details page

    • The landing page will now display the current status once the assessment has started

    • Assessment and/or data collection can be stopped from the Assessment Details page

  • Console Light - Inventory Settings Page - GA Release - 2023-12-21

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • The inventory Settings page has been moved to Console Light and modernized

    • Enhancements include:

      • Tabbed viewing for Instances, Assets

      • A new tab was added for Removed Nodes with the functionality to re-add to the assessment

      • Modernized design for all functionality

2023-10 Feature Release

Updated: October 30, 2024

  • Console Light - Assessment Details Page - GA Release - 2023-10-26

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Assessment Details page initial release with basic details viewable only

    • The functionality currently restricted to Console Classic

  • Console Light - User Settings Page - GA Release - 2023-10-23

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base - tbc

    • View and manage main profile (Profile Tab) and secondary users (Manage Users Tab)

2023-09 Feature Release

Updated: September 21, 2023

  • ERP Data Capture and Report - GA Release - 2023-09-21

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Cloudamize can capture details for five common ERP systems, including Oracle:

      • EBS

      • Peoplesoft

      • JDE

      • Hyperion

      • SAP

      • Oracle databases

    • A detailed report is available in the Assessments Reports section of Cloudamize, so you can download a report that contains:

      • ERP Details

      • ERP Applications on Servers

      • ERP Applications

  • Console Light VMware Setup Page - GA Release - 2023-09-12

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Enhancements for VMware setup on Console Light

    • UI flow and functionality improved and modernized

    • A clearer display of information and links to the Knowledge Base added

2023-08 Feature Release

Updated: September 5, 2023

  • VMWare Cloud on AWS - GA Release - 2023-08-31

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Cloudamize now can make VMWare Cloud on AWS recommendations

    • This new design will show TCO as well as recommended instances with optimized host packing

    • You can create new designs to optimize your specific needs

  • Console Light Settings Page - GA Release - 2023-08-09

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Functionality for Setup page added - user can download and install Cloudamize data collectors from the Console Light

2023-02 Feature Release

Updated: February 7, 2023

  • Cloudamize Console Light - GA Release - 2023-02-06

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Modernized User Interface with a new look and feel.

    • Refined and crisp User Experience with additional feature sets and better performance.

    • Enhanced navigation so users can easily move to any component directly from the home page.

2022-11 Feature Release

Updated: November 28, 2022

  • Decarbonization Report - GA Release - 2022-11-15

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Cloudamize can estimate your carbon reduction when you migrate to AWS.

    • You can download a report that shows what your potential carbon reduction after you migrate to AWS. This is only an estimate, and actual reduction cannot be fully realized until you perform a decarbonization assessment and migrate your workloads.

2022-10 Feature Release

Updated: November 15, 2022

  • Ability to add nodes after assessment start - GA Release - 2022-10-20

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Cloudamize is now able to automatically include nodes added after an assessment has started.

    • Once the agent is installed or the agentless data collector includes the node, the Cloudamize console will start to show the node and it will be included in the final assessment data.

    • The limitation here is that there must be at least 3 days left prior to the end of the assessment collection period.

2022-07 Feature Release

Updated: July 15, 2022

  • SQL Telemetry - GA Release - 2022-07-15

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Cloudamize is now able to report on additional SQL telemetry data.

    • After running the SQL Server Telemetry executable on the SQL server that is missing data, you can upload the file that is created.

    • Missing SQL data points will be generated in the OLA Accelerator Report.

  • OLA 8 - SQL RDS Recommendations - GA Release - 2022-07-06

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Cloudamize can now make RDS recommendations for SQL servers automatically with a new design called OLA 8, as well as with custom design creation through the Designer feature

    • This feature is enabled through a new design element added to the Compute Tuning you can select RDS instance types when building a new design

  • SAP Certified EC2 Instance Recommendations - GA Release - 2022-07-06

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • AWS EC2 Instance Types for SAP

    • Cloudamize will now make EC2 recommendations for SAP when SAP is discovered during the assessment

    • This feature will also have a new design element added to the Compute Tuning. You can select SAP instance types when building a new design

  • OLA Accelerator Report Storage Tab - GA Release - 2022-07-01

    • The OLA Accelerator Report now has a tab including all of the observed Storage data

    • This information makes it easier to review the specifics and identify areas where single machines may be increasing a recommended instance where it is not necessary.

2022-06 Feature Release

Updated: June 9, 2022

  • Dedicated Host View - GA Release - 2022-06-08

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • The Cloudamize console now has a view showing only Dedicated Host data when available

    • A dedicated Host view can be exported

2022-03 Feature Release

Updated: March 31, 2022

  • Oracle Assessment Data - GA Release - 2022-03-31

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Feature Video

    • Cloudamize now supports data gathered from Oracle Databases on monitored servers

    • This feature is only available on the Windows Agent Collector at this time

    • Data gathered is available for download, including an Excel master report as well as text files with the Oracle instance details

    • The text output files can be uploaded to the DBCSI tool for further analysis.  If you have questions about the DBCSI tool, please contact your AWS representative.

  • 2 and 3 Standard Deviation Logic - GA Release - 2022-03-31

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base

    • Feature Video

    • Cloudamize designs now have the ability to apply 2 and 3-standard deviation logic to CPU, memory, IOPS, and Storage.

    • OLA-generated designs will start to apply the standard deviation logic from this date going forward

      • 2 standard deviation applies to CPU and Memory

      • 3 standard deviation applies to IOPS and Storage

    • The designer also allows you to customize your designs to apply whatever logic you would like to any of the design elements

2022-02 Feature Release

Updated: February 22, 2022

  • vCenter Results - GA Release - 2022-02-28

    • On day zero, we will gather 30 days of historical vCenter information if the vCenter Stats Level is set at Level 3 or Level 4 (VMWare Stats Collection Info)

    • After 24 hours,  servers being monitored by an Agent or Agentless Data Collector, the vCenter data will be overwritten with updated information

    • This feature will be available per assessment on request.  Notify bhorine@cloudamize.com or  support@cloudamize.com

  • Additional SQL Data in Agentless Data Collector - GA Release: 2022-02-04

  • Dedicated Host Recommendations - GA Release - 2022-02-15

    • Feature Video

    • Support for the new t3, c5, r5, m5, c6i, m6i and m6a instances in dedicated host recommendations

    • Along with this change, we will only be recommending the newest instances when they are available.

  • Two Factor Authentication - GA Release - 2022-02-21

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base Guide

    • Feature Video

    • Support for time-based one-time password authentication

    • It supports Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, OneLogin Protect, and others.

    • You can enable or disable this feature per user

2022-01 Feature Release

Updated: January 31, 2022

  • Order/User Groups - GA Release: 2022-01-26

    • Cloudamize Knowledge Base article

    • On the Overview Dashboard, dashboard administrators can now create Order Groups that will contain only the orders associated with that group

    • There is also a new user role called Group User

    • Orders can then be linked to Order Groups and/or User Groups

    • Group Users will be able to access all the orders available in assigned groups.

  • Daily Design Updates - GA Release: 2022-01-31

    • Feature video

    • Every 24 hours, designs will be updated with the most recent results

    • While the assessment is running, these are lower confidence results that continue to refine as more data is collected. When the assessment is completed, the standard quality review and release processes will be executed, and the results will be formally released.

    • There will be a banner on the initial page indicating that the results are preliminary.  You will see how many days of data have been collected to indicate how complete the results are.  Prior to the final release, these results will still be lower confidence.

    • The purpose of this feature is to give an initial insight into server results, helping to provide early directional guidance.

  • Shared Tenancy Recommendations for c6i, m6i, m6a - GA Release: 2022-01-31

    • Support for the new m6i (Intel), c6i (Intel), and m6a (AMD) instances in shared tenancy recommendations

    • Homogeneous Dedicated Host designs are in progress and will be made available at a later time.