Actor

IT Manager or Developer

Scenario

The IT Manager needs to scale up the company’s IT infrastructure for a new project.

The IT Manager signs up for an IaaS service with a cloud provider.

The cloud provider provisions virtual machines, storage space, and networking resources to the IT Manager’s account.

The IT Manager can manage the resources through a web-based console or API, and only pays for the resources used.

As the project nears its end, the IT Manager scales down the infrastructure to save costs.

Use Case

Use Case Name: Provisioning and Managing Infrastructure with IaaS

Primary Actor: IT Manager

Goal: To scale up and manage IT infrastructure on a pay-as-you-go basis

Pre-conditions: The IT Manager has signed up for an IaaS service with a cloud provider.

Post-conditions: The IT Manager has provisioned the necessary resources and is able to manage them through a web-based console or API.