Computer programs for allocating computing resources on a cloud computing platform; computer software that assists computers in deploying parallel applications and performing parallel computations; downloadable cloud-computing software for deploying virtual machines to a cloud computing platform, managing virtual machines on a cloud computing platform; LAN (local area network) operating software; VPN (virtual private network) operating software; computer software for controlling and managing access server applications; computer hardware and software systems for allocating computing resources on a cloud computing platform; computer hardware; computer firmware for allocating computing resources on a cloud computing platform; telecommunications and data networking hardware, namely, devices for transporting and aggregating voice, data, and video communications across multiple network infrastructures and communications protocols; Internet servers; Internet router; Internet gateway; computer hardware, namely, firewalls; computer software for the creation of firewalls; computer docking stations; data warehouse and appliances, namely, computers, memory modules, servers; computer hardware and computer programs for use in storing, searching, modeling and analyzing content, documents, data and media