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 +====== Cloud Provider ======
  
 +[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]]
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 +===== Discussion =====
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 +A Cloud Provider is a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provider|Provider]] that supplies remotely accessible, service-managed computing, storage, networking, platform, application, or management capabilities.
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 +The Cloud Provider exposes its capabilities through service interfaces, application programming interfaces, management consoles, command-line tools, or automation mechanisms.
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 +A Cloud Provider may operate public, private, community, sovereign, or specialized cloud services. The term identifies the provider role rather than a specific commercial or deployment model.
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 +Within the Crucible architecture, a provider plugin encapsulates Cloud Provider-specific behavior so that core orchestration functions do not depend directly on a cloud-specific software development kit or service interface.
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 +===== Definition =====
 +
 +//[[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provider|provider]] that supplies remotely accessible, service-managed computing, storage, networking, platform, application, or management capabilities//
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 +===== Source =====
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 +Generalized from cloud-computing, infrastructure-service, platform-service, and service-provider usage and specialized for the Crucible architecture and operational model.
 +
 +===== Note =====
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 +A Cloud Provider may be a commercial organization, government organization, internal enterprise service, consortium, or other operating body.
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 +A Cloud Provider differs from a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:cloud_environment|Cloud Environment]]. The provider supplies or operates the service, while the environment contains the resources and services made available for use.
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 +===== Example =====
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 +Oracle Cloud Infrastructure acts as a Cloud Provider by supplying compute, networking, storage, identity, image, and load-balancing services through managed service interfaces.
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