The document discusses consuming cloud resources from the perspective of a consumer. It introduces vCloud Architecture Toolkit (vCAT) as a vendor-agnostic set of design guidelines and best practices for architects. It then outlines different ways consumers can access cloud resources, including through vFabric Application Director, a custom portal using vCloud Director SDK or PowerCLI, or vCenter Orchestrator. The document is presented as part of a discussion on consuming cloud resources.

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Consuming a Cloud
Mahesh Rajani, Consulting Architect, Center of Excellence

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Agenda
 What is vCAT
 Consuming Cloud
 Ways to consume
 Questions

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vCloud Architecture Toolkit(vCAT)
 Vendor-agnostic
 Design Guidelines for Architects
• Gather Requirements, Account for Constraints, Identify Risks
 Covers multiple use cases
 Best practices
 Example of physical implementations

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Agenda
 What is vCAT
 Consuming Cloud
 Ways to consume
 Questions

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Consuming a Cloud
 Consumer Perspective
 Who is a consumer
• End-User of the cloud resources
• Organization administrator for an Enterprise/Business Unit

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Agenda
 What is vCAT
 Consuming Cloud
 Ways to consume
 Questions

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Ways to Consume
 vFabric Application Director
 Custom Portal
• vCloud Director SDK
• PowerCLI
 vCenter Orchestrator

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Agenda
 What is vCAT
 Consuming Cloud
 Ways to consume
 Questions

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Questions