STEERING COMMITTEE
About Us 

The Open Data Center Alliance was formed in 2010 as a unique consortium of leading global IT organizations. We are led by a steering committee of senior IT executives from BMW, China Life, China Unicom, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, Marriott International, Inc., National Australia Bank, Terremark, Disney Technology Solutions and Services, and UBS. Intel Corporation serves as the organization’s technical advisor. We came together to deliver a unified voice for emerging data center and cloud computing requirements. Our mission is to speed the migration to cloud computing by enabling the solution and service ecosystem to address IT requirements with the highest level of interoperability and standards. This includes:

  • Identifying customer requirements for corporate adoption and deployment of cloud computing
  • Defining usage models for these requirements based on open, industry-standard, multi-vendor solutions that support a vision of secure federation, automation, common management, and transparency
  • Influencing industry innovation with:
    • Collective membership commitment to use Alliance usage models to guide corporate planning and purchasing of data center resources
    • Solution Provider member commitment to prioritize solution delivery based on Alliance Usage Model requirements
  • Collaborating with industry standards bodies to define standards development aligned with Alliance priorities.

View a presentation about the Alliance, delivered at the Intel Developer Forum 2011.


ODCA Technical Advisor


Intel Logo Intel Corporation serves as technical advisor to the Open Data Center Alliance. Read more.
 

INDUSTRY VISION

We envision an IT industry that gives both users and suppliers a simpler, more secure, more efficient path to cloud computing. Our goal is to achieve these outcomes by 2015:

  • Seamless, secure interaction between cloud data centers
  • An open marketplace for ubiquitous and affordable computing (infrastructure and services)
  • Dramatically simpler data centers with more agile infrastructure
  • Industry innovation that drives IT breakthroughs by simplifying and accelerating cloud de­ployment
  • Global cloud computing efficiency through infrastructure best practices and carbon footprint awareness

Read more about our vision for cloud computing


CORE PRINCIPLES

  • Address the most relevant and pressing cloud challenges with actionable requirements and recommendations
  • Help guide and set expectations for flexibility and choice in the cloud products and services marketplace
  • Commit to prioritize Open Data Center Alliance requirements in member planning and purchasing decisions
  • Integrate industry input while maintaining a clear customer voice
   

FORECAST 2012 

Forecast 2012

Join the Open Data Center Alliance for our one-day Forecast 2012 conference: a chance to meet Alliance members face-to-face and continue our work shaping the future of Cloud Computing.