Dedicated to the belief that the cloud should be open

open cloud manifesto

government regulations, they can do so easily. If the organization deploys a

private cloud, they can choose between providers as they extend their capacity

and/or functional capabilities. Resources that would have been spent on a

No matter which cloud provider and architecture an organization uses, an open

cloud will make it easy for them to work with other groups, even if those other

groups choose different providers and architectures. An open cloud will make it

One of the value propositions of cloud computing is the ability to scale

hardware and software as needed. Using open interfaces allows organizations to

build new solutions that integrate public clouds, private clouds and current IT

systems. As the conditions of the organization change, an open cloud will let

A side effect of an open cloud is the availability of skilled professionals. If there

are many proprietary programming models, a given IT professional is unlikely to

know more than a few of them. With an open cloud, there will be a smaller set

of new technologies to learn (especially when existing technologies are utilized),

greatly enhancing the chances that the organization can find someone with the

Of course, many clouds will continue to be different in a number of important

ways, providing unique value for organizations. It is not our intention to define

standards for every capability in the cloud and create a single homogeneous cloud

environment. Rather, as cloud computing matures, there are several key principles

that must be followed to ensure the cloud is open and delivers the choice,

1.

Cloud providers must work together to ensure that the challenges to cloud

adoption (security, integration, portability, interoperability,

governance/management, metering/monitoring) are addressed through

2.

Cloud providers must not use their market position to lock customers into