1. DMTF Overview

2. Executive Summary
WHO
Led by innovative, industry-leading companies, DMTF has a global presence with members from 43 countries and local bodies in China and Japan.
WHAT
DMTF standards support implementations that enable the management of diverse traditional and emerging technologies including cloud, virtualization, network, servers and storage.
WHY
Internationally recognized by ANSI and ISO, DMTF standards enable a more integrated and cost effective approach to management through interoperable solutions.
JOIN
Membership offers opportunity to impact the industry by participating in the process of defining standards and programs. DMTF maintains itself as the ideal forum for industry leading companies to come together in a collegial and established environment to collaborate on relevant interoperable management standards.

4. DMTF - International Standards Leader
DMTF continues to grow its global presence
Local bodies in China and Japan
Capitalizing on the reach of members from 43 countries
Members on:
ISO JTC1/SC 38 representation
ISO PAS submitter (only one of nine organizations in the world)
Open and Collaborative
Industry input on standards welcome via the DMTF Feedback Portal
Open source development enabled within GitHub - DMTF invites review and contributions to its tools in public GitHub repositories
Standards adopted by open source projects, including Java WBEM Services, Open Linux Management Infrastructure (OpenLMI), Open Management Interface (OMI), OpenBMC, OpenDRIM, OpenPegasus, OpenStack Ceilometer, OpenStack Ironic, Small Footprint CIM Broker (SFCB), and more

5. DMTF Alliance Partnerships
DMTF and its Alliance Partners develop a common dialogue and work together for the good of the industry, avoiding overlap and helping ensure interoperability.
China Cloud Computing Promotion and Policy Forum (3CPP)
China Communications Standards Association (CCSA)
China Electronics Standardization Institute (CESI)
ETSI - Network Function Virtualization (ETSI-NFV)
The Green Grid (TGG)
OMG - Cloud Standards Customer Council (CSCC)
Open Compute Project (OCP)
Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA)
Open Grid Forum (OGF)
The Open Group (TOG)
OpenStack Foundation
Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA)
TeleManagement Forum (TMF)
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Forum

6. Academic Alliances Alexandria University
Athens University of Economics and Business
Balarussian State University
Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)
Case Western Reserve University
Federal Institute of Technology of Espirito Santo
Federal University of Espírito Santo
Fudan University
George Mason University
Hangzhou Dianzi University
HOSEI Univ
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Institute of Information Security (IISEC)
Instituto de Educao Tecnologica (IETEC)
Karunya University
Kasetsart University
Kyung Hee University
Laurentian University
Leibniz Supercomputing Center
Ludwig Maximilians University
Madrid Technical University
Marshall University
Modern College of Engineering, University of Pune
Munich University of Technology
Nanyang Polytechnic
Nanyang Technological University
National Research University Higher School of Economics
National Technical University of Athens
Naval Postgraduate School
Northwestern University
Oakland Community College
Oregon State University
Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences
Paul Sabatier University
Peking University
Penn State University
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Politecnico Di Torino
Research Center on Scientific and Technical Information (CERIST)
Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg
Saint-Petersburg University for Aerospace Instrumentation
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Stanford University
Swami Rama Himalayan University
Technische Universitaet Dresden
Technische Universität Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig
Texas Tech University
TU Dortmund
TU Muenchen
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Universidad Libre Cali
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
University College Dublin: Center for Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Investigation
University Joseph Fourier of Grenoble
University Karlstuhe
University of Athens
University of Aveiro- Portugal
University of Bologna
University of Calgary
University of California
University of California-Irvine
University of Cauca
University of Edinburgh
University of Hamburg
University of Illinois
University of Milano-Bicocca
University of Murcia (Spain)
University of New Hampshire
University of Pisa - Italy
University of Southampton
University of Stuttgart
University of Sydney
University of Texas Health Science
University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich
University of the Rockies
University of Tuebingen
University of Twente
University of Western Ontario
University of Wuerzburg
University Technology Petronas
Vienna University of Technology

7. Efficient and Agile
DMTF has the support, tools and infrastructure for efficient and cost-effective development and collaboration of open standards and open source
Alignment across all aspects of the organization increases efficiencies and overall agility – process overhead is the lowest of any recognized standards body, second to none
Well-established IP policies and a streamlined approval process for specifications minimizes time to market and promotes early adoption
With administrative support and other resources necessary to operate and promote new standards, DMTF’s portals for Technology Submission and Community Publication simplify the submission and sharing processes

8. DMTF Standards and Technologies
The DMTF creates open manageability standards spanning diverse emerging and traditional IT infrastructures including cloud, virtualization, network, servers and storage
Formed in 1992 with a focus on management
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) (1994)
Evolved from desktop management to web-based data center management
Common Information Model (CIM) (1996)
Directory Enabled Networks (DEN) (1997)
Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) (1998)
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) (1999)
Alert Standard Format (ASF) (2001)
Common Diagnostic Model (CDM) (2005)
System Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) (2005)
Desktop & Mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) (2006)
Platform Management Components Intercommunication (PMCI) (2007)
Open Virtualization Format (OVF), Virtualization Management (VMAN) & Web Services Management (WS-MAN) (2008)
Configuration Management Database Federation Standards (CMDBf) (2009)
Cloud Initiative (2010)
Cloud Auditing Data Federation (CADF) (2011)
Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI) (2012)
Open Software Defined Data Center (OSDDC), Network Management Initiative (NETMAN) (2013)
Redfish (2015)

9. DMTF Management Technologies

10. DMTF Management Technologies
CIMI, OVF, CADF
VMAN, OVF
DASH, SMF
NETMAN, SMASH, Redfish
CIM
WBEM, Redfish

11. DMTF Management Technologies SMBIOS, CDM, SMF, Redfish)
CIMI, OVF, CADF
VMAN, OVF
DASH
SMF
NETMAN, SMASH, Redfish
CIM
WBEM, Redfish
(SMASH, PMCI,
SMBIOS, CDM, SMF, Redfish)
(SMI-S, CDM, Swordfish)
(CDM, NETMAN, Redfish)

12. Latest DMTF Standard: Redfish
Industry Standard RESTful API for IT Infrastructure
Simple and interoperable management of modern scalable platform hardware
Integrates easily with commonly-used tools
HTTPS in JSON format based on Odata v4
Equally usable by Apps, GUIs and Scripts
Schema-backed but human-readable
Version 1 Focused on Servers
A secure, multi-node capable replacement for IPMI-over-LAN
New Releases Every 3-4 Months
Devices added over time to cover customer use cases & technology
PCIe Switching, Local Storage, NVDIMMs, Multifunction Adapters, Composability
Redfish Host Interface Specification allows applications and tools running on an Operating System - including in the pre-boot (firmware) stage – to communicate with the Redfish management service

13. Benefits of Standards For vendors and developers For customers
Creates a common framework from which to innovate
Creates an ecosystem of interoperability that increases customer awareness and drives market adoption
Reduces development costs
Supports government policies and regulation for national (ANSI, ETSI) and international (ISO) standards
Visibility for companies who participate
For customers
Achieve interoperability and portability
Choose products based on feature innovation
Standards-based best-practice solutions, where all vendors bring ideas to the table
Reduced costs through increased ecosystem

14. Join DMTF
The work of the DMTF is funded through membership dues that are among the most cost effective in the industry
By joining the DMTF, companies gain a valuable return on investment through:
Early access and insights into the creation of DMTF specifications and underlying technologies - impact the industry by participating in the process of defining standards and programs
Reduced development, design and start-up costs with access to DMTF’s collaborative development tools, experts and broad knowledge base
Opportunities to work alongside and interact directly with the industry’s top specialists in interoperable management standards
Increased visibility through the DMTF’s industry-wide marketing efforts and initiatives

15. For more information, please visit us online at www.dmtf.org
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