Distributed Management Task Force, Inc.

Developing management standards & promoting
interoperability for enterprise & Internet environments


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About the DMTF

With more than 4,000 active participants representing 44 countries and nearly 200 organizations, the Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF) is the industry organization leading the development, adoption and promotion of interoperable management standards and initiatives. DMTF management technologies are critical to enabling management interoperability among multi-vendor systems, tools, and solutions within the enterprise. By deploying solutions that support DMTF standards, IT managers can choose to deploy a mix of systems and solutions that best meet their users’ needs, while reducing management complexity and total cost of ownership. Information about the DMTF technologies and activities can be found at www.dmtf.org.

To learn more about the DMTF, see our overview FAQ.

For more in-depth information about the DMTF and its standards, read the DMTF Backgrounder (112k PDF) or visit the standards area of the Web site.

To find out about the DMTF's latest news, visit the News Room.

For more information on DMTF membership and how to join, check out our Join Us page.

DMTF president Winston Bumpus makes the case for “Why standards?” in this PowerPoint presentation (746k PDF) given at the 2007 Next Generation Data Center conference.