The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) is a non-profit organization that aims to educate and represent cloud service users, providers, and other stakeholders. As a professional membership organization, it provides resources like a knowledge hub, industry news, e-learning courses, member discounts, and events to help individuals and organizations understand and leverage cloud technologies. The professional membership is designed for IT professionals, leaders, consultants, and others involved in assessing, adopting, managing, or providing cloud services to gain skills and stay up to date on cloud developments.

1. Cloud Industry Forum
Professional Membership
CIF - PROFESSIONAL MEMBER BENEFITS
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Our ambition is
to bring business
consumers and
suppliers of Cloud
Services together
in a trusted and
sustainable
marketplace
The Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) is a not-for-profit industry body which
was established in direct response to the evolving supply models for
the delivery of software and IT services. CIF aims to educate, inform
and represent Cloud Service Users, Cloud Service Providers, Cloud
Infrastructure Providers, Cloud Resellers, Cloud System Integrators and
international Cloud Standards organisations.
About the Cloud Industry Forum
Why Professional Membership?
As Cloud moves into the mainstream, the majority of organisations
are looking to adopt or expand their cloud environments, yet risk
and complexities mean the demand for people who are skilled and
knowledgable about cloud is at an all time high.
Making the transition to cloud can be relatively straight forward with
good planning and preparation but it does require a different approach
and mind-set. There are many things to consider, from selecting a
solution that encompasses your requirements through to contract
obligations, business continuity etc.
As a result the Cloud Industry Forum has created a Professional
Membership program that allows both Individuals and organisations
to ensure they have the right skills and knowledge to understand and
exploit cloud technologies to the full.
Knowledge Hub - Gain real, expert knowledge to be more effective in
your job
Industry News - Stay ahead of the game and be more valuable to your
organisation
E- learning - Fast track your development and become the expert in
your organisation
Member Discounts - Save money and increase the resources available
to you and your organisation
Workshops and Events - Network with your peers and get to see the
latest cloud technologies and strategies

2. CIF - PROFESSIONAL MEMBER BENEFITS
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Cloud Industry Forum Collaborations:
The Cloud Industry Forum is a member of the Cloud Select Industry Group organised by and providing
advice to the European Commission (DG Connect), and is participating in its working groups on cloud
certifications, cloud codes of conduct, and cloud service level agreements. It is also a member of the EC
(DG Connect’s) Cloud Computing Expert Group. The Cloud Industry Forum is represented in the BSI’s
mirror committee to ISO/IEC JTC1 SC38 which is responsible for cloud computing, and through that in
SC38 itself.
The Cloud Industry Forum was set up by and
operatesinconjunctionwiththeFederationagainst
Software Theft Ltd, a leading authority on software
intellectual property protection and representative
body for the software industry.
Who should become a member?
The Professional Membership Program has distinctly different areas that you may choose to
utilise as you require. The Knowledge Hub is a great place to start if you’re looking for well
written thought provoking articles. With over 400 documents to choose from, we’re certain that
you’ll find an article that’ll assit you with understanding any area of Cloud adoption.
The E-Learning courses are another great way to start using your Professional Membership, we
highly recommend that everyone completes Section 1, Research and Strategy which is made up
of 3 modules, completing section 1 will give you a thorough understanding of Cloud and you
will be a Certified Cloud Professional Level 1. Completing additional modules will gain a higher
certification up to level III, Cloud Expert.
Who is the Professional Membership aimed at?
Professional Membership is designed for all individuals involved in the assessment, selection,
adoption, integration and management of cloud technologies and services.
IT professionals as part of skills and development objectives
IT leaders as part of strategic planning objectives
Service management professionals that have new cloud service responsibilities
Quality assurance and project management professionals involved in cloud adoption projects
Commercial / legal professionals supporting / advising on cloud adoption projects
Datasecurity/governanceprofessionalssupporting/advisingoncloudadoptionprojects
Cloudconsultancyprofessionalsthatneedaccesstothelatestbestpracticemethodologies
CSP sales professionals that need to understand the cloud market and market dynamics
to engage with cloud services customers more effectively