| Status | Released |
| Body | DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force) |
| URL | http://dmtf.org/standards/cloud |
| Source | ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) |
The Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface is a standard released by DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force). Similarly to OCCI (Open Cloud Computing Interface), it also consists of multiple specifications:
CIMI is a highly specific IaaS protocol, defining a wide range of attributes applicable in the context of IaaS. This is what mainly distinguishes it from OCCI (Open Cloud Computing Interface), which is a much more light-weight, generic boundary-level protocol, relying on its extensibility to cover specific areas.