CA Technologies (formerly Computer Associates), an IT management software and solutions company, recently launched Cloud Commons, a collaborative community and website for IT professionals seeking insights into how to best use cloud computing to improve how IT supports business objectives. In addition to CA Technologies, which is sponsoring the site, foundational members of the Cloud Commons initiative include Carnegie Mellon University, TM Forum, Red Hat and Insight Investments, which is hosting the site.
Cloud Commons will seek to provide an information-rich environment where IT professionals can expand their knowledge and obtain pertinent information about enterprise cloud computing from across the industry. The site will enable IT professionals to contribute to and take advantage of rigorously quantified assessments of available cloud services. By sharing experiences and expertise, participants will be able to make well-informed tactical and strategic IT sourcing and management decisions based on a broad spectrum of timely cloud-related content and best practices from like-minded peers, advice from industry experts, and an extensive directory of cloud providers and services.
Service Measurement Index (SMI), a key component of the site, is being developed by Carnegie Mellon University. SMI, a standard for quantifying and evaluating services, will seek to address the need for industry-wide, globally accepted measures for calculating the benefits and risks of cloud computing services. A marketplace of cloud computing service offerings is expected to include vendor service ratings to enable participants to compare alternate service options.
Additionally, the site will also include an area that will allow participants to provide qualitative feedback on their experience with third-party cloud services; features that will encourage peer collaboration and networking, permitting community commentary on content posted on the site and enable the sharing of cloud best practices; and articles from industry analysts and subject matter experts, blog feeds from industry thought leaders, white papers and stories on real experiences from IT professionals.
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