METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY SPECIALIZING AND RE-PURPOSING COMPUTER SERVERS IN AN ELASTICALLY SCALING CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE

摘要

Methods and systems for dynamically repurposing and elastically scaling cloud computing networks and infrastructures in response to user workload requirements. The system receives, via a network interface, a workload request to manage a workload, determines workload requirements, and assigns the workload to an appropriate server in a server resource pool. Server capabilities and the server resource pool can be dynamically modified to satisfy current or expected workload requirements. An isolated gateway is provided such that data to and from the cloud computing network is physically segregated, thus providing data security. The cloud computing network is structured to provide multi-level security for workloads and workload owners.