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7.6 Implementation view of cloud computing

While details of the user view and functional view are addressed within this Recommendation | International
Standard, the implementation view is out of the scope of this Recommendation | International Standard.

7.7 Deployment view of cloud computing
While details of the user view and functional view are addressed within this Recommendation | International
Standard, the deployment view is out of the scope of this Recommendation | International Standard.

8 User view

8.1 Introduction to roles, sub-roles and cloud computing activities
Given that distributed services and their delivery are at the core of cloud computing, all cloud computing
related activities can be categorized into three main groups: activities that use services, activities that
provide services and activities that support services.
This clause contains descriptions of some of the common roles and sub-roles associated with cloud
computing.
It is important to note that a party can play more than one role at any given point in time. When playing a
role, the party can restrict itself to playing one or more sub-roles. Sub-roles are a subset of the cloud
computing activities of a given role.
As shown in Figure 8-1, the roles of cloud computing are:
• cloud service customer (clause 8.2);
• cloud service provider (clause 8.3);
• cloud service partner (clause 8.4).

Figure 8-1 – Cloud computing roles

Figure 8-2 shows the roles of cloud computing, with their associated sub-roles. Each of the sub-roles shown
in the figure is described in more detail in the following clauses.

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