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2 Cloud Computing management

1 Scope
This Recommendation provides an overview of end-to-end (E2E) cloud computing management.
This Recommendation covers the following:

− cloud computing management objectives from telecommunication industry's perspective;
− conceptual view and management layering;
− common model for multi-cloud environment management;
− cloud computing management functionalities.

2 References

The following ITU-T Recommendations and other references contain provisions which, through reference in
this text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation. At the time of publication, the editions indicated
were valid. All Recommendations and other references are subject to revision; users of this Recommendation
are therefore encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the
Recommendations and other references listed below. A list of the currently valid ITU-T Recommendations is
regularly published. The reference to a document within this Recommendation does not give it, as a stand-
alone document, the status of a Recommendation.
[ITU-T X.1601] Recommendation ITU-T X.1601 (2015), Security framework for cloud computing.
[ITU-T Y.3502] Recommendation ITU-T Y.3502 (2014), Information technology – Cloud computing –
Reference architecture.

[ITU-T Y.3510] Recommendation ITU-T Y.3510 (2016), Cloud computing infrastructure requirements.
[ITU-T Y.3511] Recommendation ITU-T Y.3511 (2014), Framework of inter-cloud computing.

[ITU-T Y.3512] Recommendation ITU-T Y.3512 (2014), Cloud computing – Functional requirements
of Network as a Service.

[ITU-T Y.3520] Recommendation ITU-T Y.3520 (2015), Cloud computing framework for end to end
resource management.

3 Definitions

3.1 Terms defined elsewhere

This Recommendation uses the following terms defined elsewhere:
3.1.1 cloud computing [b-ITU-T Y.3500]: Paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic
pool of shareable physical or virtual resources with self-service provisioning and administration on-demand.
NOTE – Examples of resources include servers, operating systems, networks, software, applications, and storage
equipment.
3.1.2 cloud service [b-ITU-T Y.3500]: One or more capabilities offered via cloud computing invoked using
a defined interface.

3.1.3 cloud service customer [b-ITU-T Y.3500]: Party which is in a business relationship for the purpose of
using cloud services.
NOTE – A business relationship does not necessarily imply financial agreements.
3.1.4 cloud service provider [b-ITU-T Y.3500]: Party which makes cloud services available.

3.1.5 cloud service user [b-ITU-T Y.3500]: Natural person, or entity acting on their behalf, associated with
a cloud service customer that uses cloud services.
NOTE – Examples of such entities include devices and applications.

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