Patent ID: 8856885
Filing Date: 2014-10-07
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a management server for a cloud of computing resources that comprises shared computing resources and private computing resources, and from an agent associated with a private zone of computing resources and configured to facilitate communications between the management server and at least a portion of computing resources of the private zone of computing resources, a request to connect the at least a portion of computing resources of the private zone of computing resources to the cloud; adding, by the management server, the at least a portion of computing resources to the cloud; establishing, by the management server, a communication session with the agent; and responsive to receiving, via an application programming interface of the management server, a request of a user of the cloud to access one or more computing resources of the at least a portion of computing resources, sending, by the management server, via the communication session, and to the agent, instructions for allocating the one or more of the at least a portion of computing resources to the user.