Jared Max Gross

US Patent:

20110239039, Sep 29, 2011

Filed:

Mar 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/661932

Inventors:

Devon C. Dieffenbach - Douglasville GA, US
Joel B. Wall - Winston GA, US
Jared Max Gross - Atlanta GA, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/30
G06F 15/177
G06F 15/173

US Classification:

714 41, 709222, 709221, 709224, 714E11179

Abstract:

A system and a method for provisioning of Information Technology (IT) services to a plurality of computers is provided. The system includes a network and transport device and local IT resources. The network and transport device has internet connectivity via a controlled switching interface. One or more of the computers are coupled to the network and transport device via the controlled switching interface. The local IT resources are also coupled to the one or more computers and include data storage and processing capability for providing IT services to the computers including server-based applications for utilization and operation by the computers. In addition, the local IT resources include a network and transport virtual machine generated as a virtual machine equivalent of the network and transport device and coupled to the controlled switching interface of the network and transport device for communication with the network and transport device.