BACKGROUND

Cloud computing resources, services, and systems are increasingly being leveraged by individuals and organizations due to the ease, cost benefits, and flexibility in usage associated with the cloud. Many of the cloud's key benefits, such as rapid elasticity, on-demand provisioning, and high availability are very appealing to a wide range of customers. Policies may be used to manage large numbers of cloud computing customers, allowing for the creation of user accounts and groups of user accounts with the right to access the cloud computing resources, services, and systems. However, the creation of user accounts and account groups may be cumbersome and inefficient, requiring the performance of multiple manual steps. Therefore, the processes of managing user accounts and account groups for cloud computing resources, services, and systems may be improved.

