Definition

A consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities, such as server time and network storage, as needed automatically without requiring human interaction with each service’s provider.

Comments

Networks, servers, storage, applications, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or service provider interaction

Source

NIST SP 500-293; SP 800-145; SP 800-146

NESDIS Data Management Lexicon and Related Terms

Category

4. Data Stewardship words