Cloud service categorization

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:
• analyze metadata of an item, amongst a plurality of items, each of the plurality of items being representative of a corresponding service hosted by a cloud network in a cloud infrastructure, the metadata being indicative of functional characteristics of a service represented by the item;
• determine, based on the analysis, presence of a keyword, amongst a plurality of keywords, in the metadata of the item;
• group, based on the keyword and a predefined mapping, the item in a category, amongst a plurality of categories, wherein the predefined mapping is indicative of a correlation between the plurality of keywords and the plurality of categories;
• and
• generate a list of the plurality of categories, wherein each of the plurality of items is grouped in a respective category amongst the plurality of categories.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-readable instructions, the computer-readable instructions when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• extract metadata of an item, amongst a plurality of items, each of the plurality of items being representative of a corresponding service hosted by a cloud network in a cloud infrastructure, the metadata being indicative of functional characteristics of a service represented by the item, the metadata being extracted from information tags provided by a service-provider of the service;
• determine presence of a keyword, amongst a plurality of keywords, in the metadata of the item;
• group, based on the keyword and a predefined mapping, the item in a category, amongst a plurality of categories, wherein the predefined mapping is indicative of a correlation between the plurality of keywords and the plurality of categories;
• and
• generate a list of the plurality of categories, wherein each of the plurality of items is grouped in a respective category amongst the plurality of categories.