CA Joins TM Forum's Cloud Initiative with Key Industry Players

CA, Inc., a leading IT management software company, has announced its participation as a founding member of the TM Forum's cloud initiative. This collaborative effort aims to accelerate cloud services adoption by bringing together major industry players, technology suppliers, and enterprise users. CA will work alongside companies like Alcatel-Lucent, Amdocs, AT&T, and IBM to develop a comprehensive program for managing cloud environments.

Key Takeaways:

• CA is a founding member of the TM Forum's cloud initiative, joining key industry players like Alcatel-Lucent, Amdocs, AT&T, and IBM.
• The initiative aims to accelerate cloud services adoption by developing a comprehensive program for managing cloud environments.
• CA brings significant experience in managing cloud environments, with expertise in extending management, security, and governance tools and policies into hybrid private/public environments.
• The company will collaborate with the Enterprise Cloud Buyers Council (ECBC), which includes Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Deutsche Bank, to make it easy for cloud buyers and providers to maximize the value of cloud technologies and architectures.
• Industry organizations participating in the initiative include DMTF for resource management and itSMF (through itSMF UK) for service delivery.

Statistics:

• 12 industry leaders, including CA, Alcatel-Lucent, and IBM, are participating in the TM Forum's cloud initiative.
• The initiative aims to support the management of hybrid cloud environments, with a focus on extending management, security, and governance tools and policies into private/public environments.
• CA has been providing management solutions to both the enterprise and service provider markets for many years.

Sources:

• CA, Inc. press release, "CA Joins TM Forum's Cloud Initiative with Key Industry Players"
• TM Forum website, "Cloud Initiative"
• itSMF (through itSMF UK) website