DMTF Cloud Management Standards

Working to Address Management Interoperability for Cloud Systems

Technologies like cloud computing and virtualization have been embraced by enterprise IT managers seeking to better deliver services to their customers, lower IT costs and improve operational efficiencies.

The DMTF has multiple standards and working groups addressing cloud management, and the Cloud Management Initiative brings this work together for an integrated approach. Focused on achieving interoperable cloud infrastructure management between cloud service providers and their consumers and developers, the Cloud Management Initiative also promotes adoption of these standards by the industry. 

Cloud Working Groups

The following DMTF Working Groups produce the standards and technologies promoted by the Cloud Management Initiative:

• Cloud Management Working Group (CMWG) - Models the management of cloud services and the operations and attributes of the cloud service lifecycle through its work on the Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI).
   
• Cloud Auditing Data Federation Working Group (CADF) - Defines the CADF standard, a full event model anyone can use to fill in the essential data needed to certify, self-manage and self-audit application security in cloud environments.
   
• Software Entitlement Working Group (SEWG) - Focuses on the interoperability with which software inventory and product usage are expressed, allowing the industry to better manage licensed software products and product usage.
   
• Open Virtualization Working Group (OVF) - Produces the OVF standard, which provides the industry with a standard packaging format for software solutions based on virtual systems.

Learn more using the links above, and join the DMTF to participate.

Additional Resources

• Learning Center - Visit the DMTF Learning Center for a complete list of overview documents, tutorials and related information.
   
• Virtualization Management (VMAN) - DMTF's VMAN is a set of specifications that address the management lifecycle of a virtual environment. 
   
• Cloud Standards Wiki - The Cloud Standards Wiki is a resource documenting the activities of the various Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) working on cloud standards.

DMTF Cloud Alliance Partners

DMTF’s Cloud Management Initiative works in collaboration with a number of industry organizations to develop solid partnerships that help unify management initiatives. These organizations include: