The TM Forum Cloud & New Services Initiative brings all members of the value chain (Enterprise Customers, Cloud Service Providers and Technology Suppliers) together to remove barriers to adoption of cloud and other advanced digital services. The Initiative has already produced enabling technology and Frameworx enhancements to facilitate a standards-based marketplace focused on enterprise customers and cloud service provider needs.
TM Forum is the only body worldwide that provides a standardized operational framework for the creation, delivery and monetization of digital services. TM Forum Cloud & New Services Initiative is focusing on leveraging these best practices and standards to further enable the cloud marketplace. Without these best practices and standards digital services, including cloud, would be supplied by one or two mega suppliers, hence standards are absolutely necessary to enable an open marketplace.
Get Started with the Cloud & New Services Initiative
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Download and read the Cloud Datasheet
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Watch Cloud webinars and videos for background on TM Forum's Cloud and New Services programs
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Review the list of the current Collaboration projects to learn the latest in cloud and new services standardization
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Join the Cloud Services online community
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Contact Matthew Edwards at medwards@tmforum.org if you are a cloud services enterprise customer or Michele Drgon mdrgon@tmforum.org if you are a service provider and would like more information about getting involved.
Business Benefits
- Using standards and best practices eliminates the hidden costs and barriers to adoption of cloud services for both enterprise customers and cloud service providers.
- TM Forum’s blueprints for operations including the Business Process Framework, which improves service providers' ability to quickly implement cloud services and quickly respond to enterprise customer needs.
- Set the operational standards for cloud computing rather than having to simply abide by them.
- Involvement in setting standards guarantees strong knowledge in implementing the standards, maximizing cost savings and implementation gains.