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2 Cloud Computing management

1 Scope
This revised Recommendation provides a framework for end to end resource management in cloud
computing. It includes:
– general concepts of resource management for end to end cloud computing resource management;
– a vision for adoption of resource management for cloud computing in a telecommunication-rich
environment;
– multi-cloud, end to end management of cloud computing resources and services, e.g., management
of any hardware and software used in support of the delivery of cloud services.

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 (2014), Security framework for cloud computing.

[ITU-T Y.3500] Recommendation ITU-T Y.3500 (2014), Information technology – Cloud computing –
Overview and vocabulary.
[ITU-T Y.3501] Recommendation ITU-T Y.3501 (2013), Cloud computing framework and high-level
requirements.
[ITU-T Y.3502] Recommendation ITU-T Y.3502 (2014), Information technology – Cloud computing –
Reference architecture.
[ITU-T Y.3511] Recommendation ITU-T Y.3511 (2014), Framework of inter-cloud computing.

3 Definitions

3.1 Terms defined elsewhere

This Recommendation uses the following terms defined elsewhere:
3.1.1 cloud computing [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 deployment model [ITU-T Y.3500]: Way in which cloud computing can be organized based on
the control and sharing of physical or virtual resources.

NOTE – The cloud deployment models include community cloud, hybrid cloud, private cloud and public cloud.
3.1.3 cloud service [ITU-T Y.3500]: One or more capabilities offered via cloud computing invoked using a
defined interface.
3.1.4 cloud service category [ITU-T Y.3500]: Group of cloud services that possess some common set of
qualities.
3.1.5 cloud service customer [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.

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