vCAT-SP has been developed as modular building blocks. It can be consumed in different ways depending on your particular focus. Start with the service definition, then continue with the architecture domains, implementation examples, and value-add and specialist modules (as required).

The following figure shows the recommended reading order for vCAT-SP. The appropriate documents for a consumer depend on the consumer’s role within the cloud project, the key features that are required, and the characteristics that the cloud platform must deliver.