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Microsoft CSP
Billing
Markups and discounts can be applied at product category level for Microsoft CSP products
We're excited to announce a new enhancement in our pricing flexibility for Hybr. Our latest update brings an important feature that enables you to manage pricing with even greater precision and efficiency. This update is now live and available for all users.
- Extended Pricing Control: Building upon the existing ability to apply markup or discount at the service type level, users can now implement these pricing adjustments directly at the product category level. This new feature provides a finer level of control, allowing for more tailored pricing strategies across different categories of products.
- Efficient Pricing Management: With the introduction of category-level markups and discounts, managing your pricing strategy becomes more streamlined, making it easier to adjust to market conditions and customer demands without the need to manually recalibrate prices at more granular levels.
- Market-Driven Flexibility: Our decision to expand markup and discount capabilities to the product category level is backed by in-depth market research. This strategic enhancement is designed to meet the dynamic needs of our users, empowering them to be more responsive and competitive in the marketplace.
In our latest update to the Create Virtual Machine (VM) Wizard, we are thrilled to introduce a powerful new feature: Cloud Cost Comparison. This enhancement revolutionizes the VM creation process by empowering users to make informed decisions based on cost considerations across various cloud providers.
With this feature, users can now seamlessly compare the costs associated with different cloud options directly within the Create VM Wizard interface. Upon selecting the desired connection and compute instance size, the wizard dynamically displays the cost from multiple cloud providers.
Factors such as CPU and memory specifications are presented alongside the corresponding cost details, empowering users to optimize their resources while minimizing costs.
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Microsoft CSP
Azure Usage Dashboard [Upcoming - March 2024]
We're rolling out a powerful new feature: Azure usage dashboards meticulously categorized by entitlement ID. These dynamic dashboards will be accessible to both service providers and end customers, ushering in a new era of transparency and actionable insights.
For service providers, this feature offers a significant advantage. By delving into detailed usage analytics, they can gain invaluable insights into which customers are making the most of Azure services and precisely which services are in high demand. Armed with this knowledge, service providers can make data-driven decisions that drive business growth – from optimizing resource allocation to tailoring service offerings to individual client needs.
For end customers with access to transparent Azure usage information, they'll gain a clear understanding of where their Azure spending is going. This empowers them to make informed decisions about how to best optimize their usage, identify cost-saving opportunities, and ensure that their Azure investments align seamlessly with their business objectives.
Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce a significant upgrade coming to Hybr in our next release. We've listened closely to the challenges our customers have faced when it comes to applying markups or discounts to specific product categories, and we're rolling out a game-changing solution.
In this update, we're introducing an additional layer of flexibility by implementing filters at the service type level. This means that service providers can now easily apply markups or discounts across entire product categories with just a few clicks. Gone are the days of manually overriding each individual meter for products like Office 365 – now, you can simply select the category within the pricing profile and set your desired pricing adjustment.
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FinOps BigData & reporting FW
Dashboard Pop-up Widget
Our latest addition to the dashboard toolkit introduces a sophisticated Pop-up widget, designed to revolutionize how users interact with data grids. This feature empowers users to seamlessly access detailed information pertaining to specific rows within the grid directly from the dashboard interface.
With the Pop-up widget, users can effortlessly retrieve comprehensive details associated with a particular row in the grid without navigating away from the dashboard. By simply clicking on a specific row, a pop-up window dynamically displays all pertinent information, providing immediate insights.
Earlier, when VConnect Resource Provider is deployed, the operator is asked to enter all the required inputs. When all the inputs are correct and the validation succeeds, an InputParameters.dat file will be generated which will be used in the upcoming installation. If any input is invalid, the validation will fail.
e.g., If the given Admin Credentials are wrong, then the validation will fail
If the validation fails, the operator is prompted for to re-enter all the inputs, even when only a single input (e.g., admin credential) was invalid.
With this release, the input validation process allows the operator to modify specific input parameters alone, when re-running a failed deployment.
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Dell DPS & Isilon
Use Service Principal authentication in VConnect RP deployment in ADFS environment
In VConnect RP Deployment, username and password were used to connect in case of both AzureAD and ADFS Identity Management Solution type. In Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), there were transient connection issue at times when using username and password. So,now modified the deployment to use Service Principal.
During validation, when it prompts for Service Administrator and Tenant User credentials, please use the ApplicationId for Username ad ApplicationSecret for password.
The ApplicationId and Secret is obtained from the result of RegisterVConnectAdminApp script.
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Dell DPS & Isilon
SQL Image Parameterization in VConnect Resource Provider Deployment
During SQL Server setup in VConnect RP deployment, default SQL image of SQL Server 2016 on Windows Server 2016 was used. Now, the SQL deployment script is modified to get the SQL Image SKU, Publisher and Offer as input from the user.
Below is the command to setup sql server.
.\SetupSqlServer.ps1 ` -DefaultProviderSubscriptionId <ReplaceHere> ` -AdminArmEndpoint <ReplaceHere> ` -ServiceAdminDirectoryTenantName <ReplaceHere> ` -ServiceAdmin <ReplaceHere> ` -ServiceTenantDirectoryTenantName <ReplaceHere> ` -TenantSubscriptionId <ReplaceHere> ` -ServiceTenant <ReplaceHere> ` -VmLocalAdminUser <ReplaceHere> ` -VConnectDatabaseName <ReplaceHere> ` -SqlUser <ReplaceHere> ` -SetupBillingAndDacm $false ` -SqlPort <ReplaceHere> ` -ImagePublisher <ReplaceHere> ` -ImageSkus <ReplaceHere> ` -ImageOffer <ReplaceHere>
The 'Migrate VM Datastore Cluster' command has been introduced as a custom command for VMware VMs to mitigate the space constraints in a datastore. Admins can enable this feature by adding the new command to the Custom Commands tab of a given vCenter connection. The update can be performed in the Hybr Admin Portal by navigating to Connections -> VCenter -> Custom Commands -> Migrate VM Datastore Cluster.
Configuring Migrate VM Datastore Cluster in vCenter Custom commands:
Admin is required to manually include the datastore cluster names in the "Datastore cluster" parameter of the vCenter custom command. This custom command will then be accessible to tenants, enabling them to independently migrate VMs. To perform this task, the admin should follow these steps in the Hybr Admin Portal:
- Navigate to Connections -> VCenter -> Custom Commands -> Migrate VM Datastore Cluster.
- Drill down into the custom command settings.
- Select the "Datastore cluster" parameter.
- Click on the Edit Options list.
- Add datastore clusters in key-value pairs, ensuring that the key matches the name of the corresponding datastore cluster in vCenter.
By following these steps, the user can customize the available datastore clusters for tenants to choose from when initiating VM migrations.
Migrate VM Datastore Cluster in Hybr Tenant portal:
With the addition of the datastore clusters by the administrator, vCenter VMs can now utilize these clusters for migrations in the Hybr Tenant portal. To access this functionality in the Hybr Tenant portal:
- Navigate to VConnect -> Virtual Machines.
- Click on Actions -> Custom Operations -> Migrate VM Datastore Cluster.
The portal will display all the available datastore clusters added by the admin, excluding the cluster where the VM already exists.
This allows tenants to select the desired datastore cluster for VM migration, streamlining the process and enhancing flexibility in managing VM resources.
Upon selecting the desired datastore cluster for migration and completing the wizard, deployment will be automatically triggered. If the deployment is successful, the VM will be migrated to the selected datastore cluster. Subsequently, users can view the cluster details of the virtual machine in the configure tab of the VM. This process ensures a seamless and efficient migration experience with clear visibility into the updated cluster information.
Currently, users could view all deployment jobs in the Deployments menu within both Hybr Admin and Tenant portals.
With the recent update, tenant users now have the capability to view VM deployments within the Deployments tab by drilling down into VM.
Within this tab, tenants can view deployments in both graph view and table views for a more detailed analysis.
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