Abstract: In one example, a system for embedded image management includes a blade enclosure that includes a set of server blades, an embedded image management appliance coupled to the blade enclosure, comprising: an image repository stored in a memory resource, an appliance operating system that operates on the memory resource, and an image resource manager that operates on the appliance operating system.

Abstract: A system and method that pertains to a provisioning system that may receive information pertaining to a specified service, automatically determine whether resources are available to implement the specified service, acquire the resources, and provision resources to implement the specified service. In accordance with other embodiments, the system and method may monitor the resources against a service level to determine if a malfunction occurs and automatically replace a malfunctioned resource with a new resource. The system and method may align and correlate business processes to services to elements that make up the system and then to related events. The system may allow acquiring additional resources or releasing resources to a pool of available resources as necessary. The structure and method may be used to build a system to perform a desired function and as a tool to evaluate and visualize systems and components that performs those functions.