This document provides an overview of cloud computing standards organizations and use cases. It begins with definitions of cloud computing and describes early use cases like migrating applications between clouds without changes. It then outlines several standards bodies and their focuses, such as the Distributed Management Task Force working on virtual machine portability and the Storage Networking Industry Association developing a cloud data management interface. Finally, it presents additional use cases such as moving large data applications between cloud storage and compute services and sharing information across clouds with security requirements.
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