System and method for provisioning devices of a decentralized cloud

A computer system for managing a decentralized cloud computing system having a plurality of nodes, the computer system comprising:

• a software defined data center comprising:
• virtual resource manager;
• and
• a fog resource manager communicatively coupled to the virtual resource manager and the plurality of nodes, the fog resource manager is configured to:
• image a first one of the nodes so as to include a hypervisor;
• provision one or more virtual machines on the first one of the nodes;
• generate a resource pool from an inventory of the nodes;
• and
• deploy a payload on the first one of the nodes based on a request from the virtual resource manager.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions for controlling a computer processor to:

• identify, by a fog resource manager, nodes of a decentralized cloud computing system;
• image, by the fog resource manager, a first one of the nodes so as to include a hypervisor;
• provision, by the fog resource manager, one or more virtual machines on the first one of the nodes;
• generate, by the fog resource manager, a resource pool from an inventory of the nodes;
• and
• deploy, by the fog resource manager, a payload on the first one of the nodes based on a request from a virtual resource management module communicatively coupled with the fog resource manager.