1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having tangibly embodied thereon and accessible therefrom instructions interpretable by at least one data processing device, the instructions are configured for causing the at least one data processing device to perform a method comprising: creating a plurality of resource groups defined by respective resource group specification information; and dependent upon display criteria, causing selective display of a cloud resource architectural layout for a virtual data center (VDC) containing one or more of the resource groups, wherein the cloud resource architectural layout includes a visual depiction of each one of the resource groups contained thereby; wherein the architectural layout of the VDC includes a plurality of first level resource group categories and a plurality second level resource group categories; wherein the cloud resource architectural layout includes a discrete instance of each one of the second level resource group categories being shown in association with each one of the first level resource group categories; wherein each one of the resource groups is associated with a first resource parameter corresponding to a respective one of the first level resource group categories and with a second resource parameter corresponding to a respective one of the second level resource group categories; wherein the visual depiction of each one of the resource groups includes each one of the resource groups being shown in association with the respective one of the first level resource group categories associated therewith; wherein the visual depiction of each one of the resource groups includes a unique resource group identifier with respect to each other one of the resource groups; wherein the visual depiction of each one of the resource groups indicates a number of provisioned instances of the resource group, a number of the provisioned instances of the resource group that are active, and a number of the provisioned instances of the resource group that are inactive; and wherein when the current one of statuses of the VDC indicates the VDC is in a planning state, the visual depiction of each one of the resource groups indicates a number of instances of the resource group to be provisioned.