IBM Cloud Computing & Common Cloud Management Platform - IAAS

IBM Cloud Computing & Common Cloud Management Platform Reference Architecture (CC & CCMP RA) 1.0
The Common Cloud Management Platform NFR work product addresses the Non-
Functional Requirements of the Cloud managing environment
A. The NFR TWP defines, in the context of CCM:
§ User Experience requirements
– Consumability
– Integration/Embeddability
– Internationalization/Globalization
– Accessibility
– Usability
§ Constraints
– Physical
– Network
§ Green requirements
– Energy / Facilities
§ Extensibility/Flexibility reqs.
§ Standards, Legal & Compliance reqs.
§ RAS requirements
– Reliability, Availability, Serviceability
– Backup and Recovery
– Disaster Recovery
– Failure Management
§ Performance requirements
– Response Time
– Capacity Estimates and Planning
– Scalability (scale-out, scale-up)
§ Security & Data Privacy reqs.
§ Portability requirements
§ Manageability requirements
§ SLA management requiremets
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B. Each NFR is illustrated
with the choices made for
IBM Cloud offerings
C. Typical metrics are provided per NFR for SLA mgt purposes:
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