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Learn more about the Collaborations between DMTF and their Alliances

DMTF has partnered with a number of different industry organizations over the years and has greatly valued this opportunity. The Alliance Partner membership is a way for DMTF to formalize synergistic relationships with other standards groups in the industry and develop solid partnerships that help unify management initiatives.

Learn more about the alliances DMTF is collaborating with, as well as how you can get your alliance involved.

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Management Standards & Technology

DMTF provides standard management tools supported by numerous hardware, software and services vendors.

Standards-based management allows you to select the best products for today without worrying about propietary hassles in the future.

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Cloud Management

DMTF's Cloud Management Working Group has developed the Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI) work-in-progress specifications to help improve cloud management interoperability.  

Conformance Programs

DMTF conformance programs allow vendors to test products for conformance to DMTF specifications. Both DASH and CDM conformance programs are currently available. Conformant products are listed in the DMTF Certification Registry.

DMTF News & Updates

DMTF Assigns New VP of Education
Jan
24

DMTF recently appointed Jeff Wheeler from Huawei as DMTF’s first VP of Education. The role was created in response to feedback from members confirming education as a major organizational goal. In particular, the new role will ensure a wider effort in creating and presenting instructional engineering-level materials and delivering a deeper understanding of CIM-related benefits to members.

DMTF Continues to Break New Ground in 2011
Dec
15

2011 has been another great year for DMTF. We have produced many new specifications, over a dozen new profiles and four major new releases of CIM.  Our work in the Cloud Computing space is really kicking into to gear with several Work-In-Progress (WIP) releases of our new Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI) specification, along with the first whitepaper also released as a WIP from the Software License Management Incubator. In addition, the Cloud Auditing Data Federation Working Group (CADFWG) has been hard at work and we should see some of their new specifications announced in early 2012.

Congratulations to This Year’s DMTF Star Award Winners
Nov
15

DMTF is proud to acknowledge those members who have gone above and beyond their usual call of duty to contribute to the organization’s success through our annual Star Awards.

TM Forum Partners with Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) for Cloud Management
Nov
08

Management World Americas 2011, Orlando, Fla.—November 8, 2011—Today TM Forum announced that it is partnering with the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), a leading standards organization in the cloud industry, to coordinate their work around the development and adoption of standards for the management and operational needs of the cloud computing environment.

Open Data Center Alliance and Distributed Management Task Force to Collaborate on Interoperable Cloud Management
Nov
03

NEW YORK, Nov. 3, 2011 – Today, the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA) and the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF)announced a collaboration that will hasten the development of industry standards for managing cloud computing environments. Focusing on interoperability and ease of use, this relationship is expected to address one of the most pressing issues facing widespread computing today - the need for simplified cloud management through a single view of all cloud resources. Initial collaboration engagement will focus on one of today’s most pressing IT challenges, interoperable management of virtual machines regardless of data center location. Adoption of efficient cloud solutions is estimated to saveglobal IT operations budgets $25B, according to ODCA forecasts, and simplified cloud management is a critical aspect of achieving increased efficiencies.