[November 21, 2009] DMTF Releases White Paper on Cloud Reference Architecture, Taxonomy and Use Cases Tweet Nov 20, 2009 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), an organization aimed at bringing the IT industry together to collaborate on systems management standards development, validation, promotion and adoption, announced the availability of a new white paper entitled, "Interoperable Clouds - A White Paper from the Open Cloud Standards Incubator." DMTF said this white paper summarizes the current work within the DMTF Open Cloud Standards Incubator, including usage scenarios for cloud interoperability, the cloud service lifecycle and a cloud reference architecture. The white paper also highlights the incubator's ongoing activities, including the formation of new sub-groups and upcoming informational specifications, according to a release. "Interoperability standards based on a common provider interface will make it much easier for cloud service providers to manage the pool of resources available to them," said Winston Bumpus, DMTF president. "As cloud computing continues to be rapidly adopted, resource management will play a critical role in cloud providers' ability to offer interoperable solutions for the cloud. By incorporating the collective input of a broad variety of leading cloud computing vendors, the recommendations being developed within the DMTF Open Cloud Standards Incubator are an important first step toward standardizing this space." DMTF said its Open Cloud Standards Incubator expects the cloud provider interface will encompass several sub categories that make up the interface between cloud service providers and cloud consumers. The group anticipates that some profiles will be addressed through integration with other DMTF working groups, and through cooperation with other standards bodies, according to a release. More Information: www.dmtf.org/cloud http://www.dmtf.org ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]