This paper on provisioning frameworks mainly describes the behavior of applications deployed in the cloud in terms of architecture. The authors describe the idea of cloud utilization, including some major issues. However, some other major issues such as security support and provisioning system dilemmas are not thoroughly covered. Related work in the area of provisioning is illustrated in the second section, including the Puppet and CHEF client-server architectures, and a table compares the different frameworks. Following the introductory information, sections 3 through 5 elaborate on the domain model, policy language, and architecture for managing behavior in the cloud. The last three sections explain the authors’ proposal and present the results.

I would have liked to see more information in the introduction, since some technical issues were not cited accurately; for example, the authors assert that current provisioning services are limited. While the list of related work is quite thorough, a chronological description of the evolution might have improved the overall clarity. Finally, the source of the data adopted in the figures is not highlighted; readers probably would have benefited from at least a sample of the data.

This paper is for researchers in the area of cloud computing, particularly provisioning.