CNM Cloud
The CNM Cloud (hereinafter, the Cloud) is the information and technology cloud that is designed to support, enhance, and further develop services of the Career Network Ministry. The Cloud is brought to the general public by Friends Of CNM.
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Purposes
Support for workforce
- The Cloud is designed to support people who:
- Haven't identified their vocations and/or profession yet. For these people, the Cloud can be helpful as a tool for organizing review seminars, practices and studies for them;
- Have identified their vocation and profession, but lack of employable credentials. For these people, the Cloud can be helpful as a tool for training, on-the-job training or certification of skills;
- Have identified their vocation and profession, as well as possessed all employable credentials, and are looking for a specific job. For these people, the Cloud can be helpful as a tool for job search skills building, market information, contacts, and marketing channels.
- The Cloud is designed to support people who:
Secondary objectives
- In addition, the Cloud can be useful:
- Those graduates who decide to organize or promote their own enterprises,
- Those enterprises that source, selects, hires, onboards, and/or develops their workforce using the Cloud.
- In addition, the Cloud can be useful:
Service models
The Cloud includes three cloud service models:
| Model | Description | Purpose | Software |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure | Ecosystem of servers and cloud OS | Supports CNM middleware | OpenStack |
| Platform | CNM middleware (enterprise-wide utility software); CNM IaaS supports that software | Supports applications for end users, regardless of location of end-user applications in the Cloud | Opplet, Eventtune |
| End-user software | Applications for end users; PaaS supports these applications | Supports operations, development, knowledge management, and quality assurance | RoundCube, BigBlueButton, ClipBucket, Moodle, MediaWiki, Redmine, Odoo, WordPress, Bootstrap- and HTML5-based websites |
Infrastructure
- Main wikipage: CNM IaaS
- CNM IaaS is the cloud service model of the Cloud that offers services of its ecosystem of servers and cloud OS, which is OpenStack. This infrastructure enables operations of CNM middleware.
Platform
- Main wikipage: CNM PaaS
- CNM PaaS is the cloud service model of the Cloud that offers services of CNM middleware, which is enterprise-wide utility software that empowers applications for end users, regardless of location of end-user applications. The Cloud exploits three utility software tools:
- Opplet is user management software that manages authorization of users and their access to end-user applications;
- Eventtune is event management software that discovers and analyzes event information, as well as designs and implements reports and calendar updates;
- CNM Calendar is calendaring software that manages calendars of events.
- CNM PaaS is the cloud service model of the Cloud that offers services of CNM middleware, which is enterprise-wide utility software that empowers applications for end users, regardless of location of end-user applications. The Cloud exploits three utility software tools:
- This platform enables operations of the CNM SaaS.
End-user software
- Main wikipage: CNM SaaS
CNM SaaS Description Software Development apps Supports developers Redmine Knowledge apps Supports knowledge management, backup, recovery, quality assurance ClipBucket, Moodle, MediaWiki, Odoo Operational apps Supports operations RoundCube, BigBlueButton, WordPress, Bootstrap- and HTML5-based websites
Development
- Main wikipage: CNM Cloud Project
The Cloud development occurs under the CNM Cloud Project. Although this development is independent, the cloud itself is conceived as an addition to other commercial enterprises and public initiatives for which this Cloud can be useful.
