Distributed Management Task Force
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| Abbreviation | DMTF |
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| Formation | 1992 |
| Type | Standards Development Organization |
| Purpose |
Developing management standards and promoting interoperability for enterprise and Internet environments |
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Region served
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Worldwide |
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Membership
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Broadcom Limited, CA Technologies, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hitachi, Ltd., HP Inc., Intel Corporation, Lenovo, Microsoft Corporation, NetApp, Software AG, TIM, Vertiv and VMware |
| Website | www.dmtf.org |
Developing management standards and promoting
Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standards enable effective management of IT environments. The organization is composed of companies that collaborate on the development, validation and promotion of infrastructure management standards. DMTF management standards are critical to enabling interoperability among multi-vendor systems, tools and solutions within the enterprise.
The DMTF is an industry standards organization working to simplify the manageability of network-accessible technologies through open and collaborative efforts by leading technology companies. DMTF creates and drives the international adoption of interoperable management standards, supporting implementations that enable the management of diverse traditional and emerging technologies including cloud, virtualization, network and infrastructure.
DMTF spans the globe with member companies and organizations representing varied industry sectors. The DMTF board of directors is led by 14 industry-leading technology companies including: Broadcom Limited, CA Technologies, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hitachi, Ltd., HP Inc., Intel Corporation, Lenovo, Microsoft Corporation, NetApp, Software AG, TIM, Vertiv and VMware.
Supporting implementations that enable the management of diverse traditional and emerging technologies – including cloud, virtualization, network and infrastructure – the DMTF works to simplify the manageability of network-accessible technologies through open and collaborative efforts by leading technology companies.
DMTF standards include:
Within the VMAN initiative, there are several specifications and profiles:
CIM related standards are also developed outside of the DMTF. Some examples are:
CIM and WBEM are supported by a large number of products and open source projects. A small list is provided here:
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