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| ====== Provider ====== | ====== Provider ====== |
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| [[private:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]] | [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:start|Go up to Terms and Definitions]] |
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| ===== Discussion ===== | ===== Discussion ===== |
| The Provider role may be fulfilled by an organization, organizational unit, system, service, software component, platform, or infrastructure operator. | The Provider role may be fulfilled by an organization, organizational unit, system, service, software component, platform, or infrastructure operator. |
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| A Provider may expose its capabilities through an [[private:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:api|Application Programming Interface (API)]], command-line interface, service interface, contract, repository, physical transfer process, or other defined interaction mechanism. | A Provider may expose its capabilities through an [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:a:api|Application Programming Interface (API)]], command-line interface, service interface, contract, repository, physical transfer process, or other defined interaction mechanism. |
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| A [[private:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:cloud_provider|Cloud Provider]] and an [[private:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_provider|Infrastructure Provider]] are specialized Provider roles. Within the Crucible architecture, a [[private:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provider_plugin|Provider Plugin]] represents the capabilities of a Provider to the core orchestration functions. | A [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:cloud_provider|Cloud Provider]] and an [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:i:infrastructure_provider|Infrastructure Provider]] are specialized Provider roles. Within the Crucible architecture, a [[public:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:p:provider_plugin|Provider Plugin]] represents the capabilities of a Provider to the core orchestration functions. |
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| ===== Definition ===== | ===== Definition ===== |