Abstract: A cloud service brokerage system includes an electronic cloud service catalog containing cloud service defining information for a plurality of cloud services and a cloud service store coupled to the electronic cloud service catalog. The cloud service store includes cloud service publications each representing cloud service functionality corresponding to one or more of the cloud services. The cloud service store includes a user interface structure enabling generation of cloud service orders each including one or more of the cloud service publications.

Abstract: A cloud service brokerage system includes an electronic cloud service catalog containing cloud service defining information for a plurality of cloud services and a cloud service store coupled to the electronic cloud service catalog. The cloud service store includes cloud service publications each representing cloud service functionality corresponding to one or more of the cloud services. The cloud service store includes a user interface structure enabling generation of cloud service orders each including one or more of the cloud service publications.

Abstract: A method is performed by a computer configured to facilitate brokering of cloud services. The method includes a plurality of operations. An operation of receiving a request for instantiating an instance of a cloud service budget for a customer is performed. An operation of receiving budget configuration information is performed after receiving the request for instantiating the instance of the budget. The budget configuration information specifies a cloud service budget threshold. An operation of determining a budgetary impact of the cloud service order is performed. An operation of receiving information defining a price of a cloud service order subject to the cloud service budget is performed. In response to the budgetary impact indicating that a price of the cloud order will cause a cloud service billing amount for the customer to exceed the budget threshold, an operation of implementing at least one budgetary action associated with the budgetary impact determination.