Simple integration of an on-demand compute environment

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a request to integrate a remote compute environment into a local compute environment, wherein a specification of compute resources associated with the request is one of fully explicit, partially explicit, fully implicit based on workload, and based on a virtual private cluster package concept where a virtual private cluster package comprises aspects of provisioning a support environment and adjustments to resource request timeframes including pre-allocation, allocation duration, and post-allocation timeframe adjustments, wherein the remote compute environment comprises a plurality of networked compute nodes under common management and the local compute environment comprises a plurality of networked compute nodes under common management that is separate from the common management of the remote compute environment, wherein the remote compute environment and the local compute environment are configured to receive and process workload, and wherein the compute resources comprise at least one of a server, memory, network bandwidth, a processor, and a virtual compute resource;
• integrating local compute environment information with remote compute environment information to make available resources from the remote compute environment to requestors of resources in the local compute environment under the local compute environment requirements;
• and
• receiving a transfer of workload at the remote compute environment from the local compute environment to yield transferred workload, such that compliance with at least one of:
• a data management policy, security, a quality of service and cost associated with the local compute environment information is maintained for the transferred workload.

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a request to integrate a remote compute environment into a local compute environment, wherein a specification of compute resources associated with the request is one of fully explicit, partially explicit, fully implicit based on workload, and based on a virtual private cluster package concept where a virtual private cluster package comprises aspects of provisioning a support environment and adjustments to resource request timeframes including pre-allocation, allocation duration, and post-allocation timeframe adjustments, wherein the remote compute environment comprises a plurality of networked compute nodes under common management and the local compute environment comprises a plurality of networked compute nodes under common management that is separate from the common management of the remote compute environment, wherein the remote compute environment and the local compute environment are configured to receive and process workload, and wherein the compute resources comprise at least one of a server, memory, network bandwidth, a processor, and a virtual compute resource;
• integrating local compute environment information with remote compute environment information to make available resources from the remote compute environment to requestors of resources in the local compute environment under the local compute environment requirements;
• and
• receiving a transfer of workload at the remote compute environment from the local compute environment to yield transferred workload, such that compliance with at least one of:
• a data management policy, security requirement, a quality of service and a cost associated with the local compute environment information is maintained for the transferred workload.