Method and system for workload distributing and processing across a network of replicated virtual machines

A server computer comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory, the memory comprising instructions hosted therein, which when executed in the processor provide a head node virtual machine (VM), the head node VM being replicated at a plurality of replica VMs communicatively hosted within a communication network, the head node specifying a workload, the workload assignable into sub-tasks amongst an each one of the plurality of replica VMs, the assigned sub-tasks being processed via workload communication modules at the respective each one of the plurality of replica VMs to provide at least one sub-task result, the at least one sub-task result for communicating to the head node VM.

A virtual machine (VM)-based workload distribution and processing system in a communication network, the system comprising:

• a head node VM hosted at a server computer, the head node VM specifying the workload, the workload being assignable into sub-tasks;
• a pool of hosts for hosting a plurality of replica VMs, each of the replica VMs comprising replicated ones of the head node VM, each of the pool of hosts comprising a physical computing device;
• a respective workload coordination module at each one of the plurality of replica VMs for coordinating assignment and processing of at least one workload sub-task amongst the each one of the plurality of replica VMs, the at least one assigned workload sub-tasks for processing at the respective each one of the plurality of replica VMs to provide at least one sub-task result to the head node VM.