Patent ID: 8688772

Claim:
A web system comprising: a plurality of storage servers; a plurality of host computing devices; and at least one control server being configured to centrally control operations of the storage servers and the host computing devices; wherein the control server centrally controls: automatically forming one or more storage service pools through communicating with each of the storage servers across a first communication network; and automatically forming a plurality of application service pools through communicating with each of the host computing devices across a second communication network; and wherein each of the storage servers in each of the one or more storage service pools is operable to deliver storage service to at least one of the host computing devices in one of the application service pools for allowing the one of the host computing devices utilizing the storage service to deliver a specific service, and wherein each of the host computing devices in each of the application service pools is operable to automatically send a request to the control server for requesting an available storage space in one of the storage servers of one of the one or more storage service pools whenever there is a need for more storage capacity to deliver a specific service.