Which component acts to manage the use, performance, and delivery of cloud services, as well as the relationships between providers and subscribers in the NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture?

The Cloud Broker acts to manage the use, performance, and delivery of cloud services, as well as the relationships between providers and subscribers in the NIST Cloud Computing Reference Architecture.

A cloud broker is an intermediary between cloud service providers and cloud service consumers that helps to facilitate the use and delivery of cloud services. The cloud broker can help consumers to select the right cloud services based on their specific needs, negotiate pricing and terms with cloud providers, and manage the delivery and performance of cloud services.

The cloud broker can also help to manage relationships between cloud consumers and providers, by providing a single point of contact for billing, support, and service level agreements (SLAs). The cloud broker may also provide value-added services such as security, compliance, and performance monitoring.

Cloud carriers are network service providers that offer connectivity and transport services to cloud service providers and consumers.

Cloud consumers are individuals or organizations that use cloud services to store, process, and manage data and applications.

Cloud providers are companies or organizations that offer cloud services, such as infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and software as a service (SaaS).