ITIL 4 Acquiring Managing Cloud Services Certification Course: Engage - Common Requirements

Huge number of cloud requirements

Unique to each organization

Some generic requirements of cloud service deployment models:

General service Data Security People Service provider Cost reporting

Functionality

Ease of use

Interoperability

Operational aspects

Consumer lacks control

Data risks

Third-party data

Data:

  • Security
  • Ownership
  • Portability

Security standard in cloud services

Consumer responsible for secure usage

Responsibilities vary

Establish responsibilities

Security areas:

  • Architecture
  • Standards and policies
  • Tools
  • Monitoring and audit
  • Incident management
  • Privacy

People manage and consume services

Training

Transfer costs

Service consumption

CSP relationship

Business continuity

Quality assurance

Communication

Specific requirements:

  • Support
  • Technical capability
  • Communication channels
  • Commercial terms
  • Regulation
  • Business health

Cost reporting, billing and payment

Cloud billing is complex

Usage at a glance

Requirements:

  • Billing reports
  • Authorizations
  • Payment information
  • Scaling up/down

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