Cloud computing enabled robust initialization and recovery of it services

A method for initialization of Information Technology (IT) services in a system for provision of IT services including local IT resources and remote IT resources coupled together in a cloud computing environment, the method comprising:

• coupling one or more computers in a local network to a network and transport device including a controlled switching interface providing interne connectivity;
• coupling the network and transport device to the local IT resources for provision of the IT services to the one or more computers;
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• autoprovisioning the remote IT resources by configuring the remote IT resources in response to current network set parameters forwarded to the remote IT resources by a virtual machine controller.

A method for recovery of Information Technology (IT) services in a cloud computing environment enabled system for provision of the IT services to one or more computers, the system including local IT resources and remote IT services coupled together across the cloud computing environment, the method including:

• a network and transport device monitoring the operation of a network and transport virtual machine enabled in the local IT resources;
• the network and transport device determining failure of the local IT resources in response to the operation of the network and transport virtual machine;
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• the network and transport device changing an interne protocol (IP) configuration of the one or more computers, thereby rerouting the one or more computers to couple to the remote IT services for recovery of the IT services provided thereto.