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DMTF Announces Alliance Partner Relationship with the OpenStack Foundation for Cloud Security Standard IntegrationThe Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF) today announced it has entered into an Alliance Partner relationship with the OpenStack Foundation. Both DMTF and OpenStack are committed to cross-body collaboration, integrating existing standards to enhance interoperability for the good of the industry. This relationship initially focuses on standards critical to cloud security, improving cloud auditability to accelerate enterprise adoption. Addressing security needs and concerns is crucial to encouraging cloud adoption. Potential consumers of cloud deployments need assurance that the security policies they require on their applications are as consistently managed and enforced "in the cloud" as they would be in their enterprise. DMTF's Cloud Auditing Data Federation (CADF) is an open standard that addresses this need by enabling cross-vendor information sharing via its data format and interface definitions. CADF is part of the DMTF's Cloud Management Initiative, which is focused on developing interoperable cloud infrastructure management standards and promoting the adoption of those standards in the industry. This Alliance Partnership formalizes the positive relationship between the two organizations and builds upon existing work between DMTF and OpenStack - CADF is currently implemented in pyCADF: A Python-based CADF Library, used by OpenStack. "DMTF is dedicated to working with the open source community to further interoperability among the industry's leading standards," said Jeff Hilland, president, DMTF. "This formal Alliance Partner relationship with the OpenStack Foundation establishes additional linkages and common goals that will help accelerate mutual progress, and we look forward to working together on these important standards." For more information on this alliance partner relationship, download the Work Register at http://www.dmtf.org/sites/default/files/OpenStack-DMTF-WR-1_1.pdf. More information about DMTF's work on CADF is available at http://www.dmtf.org/standards/cadf, and for more information on the OpenStack Foundation and its standards work, visit https://www.openstack.org/foundation/. Detailed information on all of DMTF standards can be found at www.dmtf.org/standards. Those interested in supporting and joining DMTF's efforts to identify and create standards can learn more at www.dmtf.org/join. About DMTF The DMTF is an industry standards organization working to simplify the manageability of network-accessible technologies through open and collaborative efforts by leading technology companies. DMTF creates and drives the international adoption of interoperable management standards, supporting implementations that enable the management of diverse traditional and emerging technologies including cloud, virtualization, network and infrastructure. The organization spans the globe with member companies and alliance partners from varied industry sectors, led by a board of directors from Broadcom Corporation; CA Technologies; Cisco; Dell; Emerson Network Power; Hitachi, Ltd.; HP; Intel Corporation; Lenovo (News - Alert); Microsoft Corporation; NetApp; Software AG; Telecom Italia and VMware, Inc. Information about the DMTF's leadership, technologies and how to participate can be found at www.dmtf.org.
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