Enabling service virtualization in a cloud

摘要

A service-level specification for information technology services is obtained from a user. The service-level specification is mapped into an information technology specific deployment plan. Information technology specific resources are deployed in accordance with the information technology specific deployment plan to provide the information technology services.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
obtaining from a user a service-level specification for information technology services; mapping said service-level specification into an information technology specific deployment plan; deploying information technology specific resources in accordance with said information technology specific deployment plan to provide said information technology services; and selecting a service template from a plurality of service template alternatives; wherein the selected service template has a plurality of unpopulated parameters that are a best match to parameters that are functions of inputs by the user in the service-level specification; and wherein said information technology specific deployment plan is derived from the selected service template.