vCloud providers who provide the vCloud infrastructure and services. An architect has overall control over how a solution is designed and implemented in the environment.

vCloud operators who are responsible for operation of the cloud. Operators are involved with the day-to-day running and administration of the vCloud environment. They need to understand operational procedures and how the vCloud components fit together.

vCloud consumers who utilize cloud provider resources for application deployment. A consumer (organization or individual) is someone who consumes vCloud resources. Consumers want to run their workloads in the vCloud environment without concern for the underlying infrastructure or day-to-day administration.

The following table identifies the most relevant documents for each audience.