Abstract: A method for executing an application on a processor, wherein executing the application includes accessing a data file on a local storage. The method includes the steps of: producing an instruction to use a data file on a local storage; sending a request to retrieve the data file; intercepting the request and temporarily suspending it; downloading the data file from a remote storage to the local storage; allowing the request to retrieve the data file to complete; and using the data file.

Abstract: A method for enabling an application to run on a cloud computing system so that jobs that may be computed without having to modify the application. The method includes the step of programming a task processor that relates the parameters of each task of the job to the arguments that need to be passed to an application executable on a compute node in the cloud computing system that is used to process the task. The task processor runs on any compute node in the cloud computing system. A method for computing jobs on a cloud computing system. The method includes the steps of: splitting the job into one or more tasks; transmitting a task to a compute node within the cloud computing system; identifying the job type of the task transmitted to the compute note; and using a task processor to call an executable process using suitable arguments based on the parameters of the task.

Abstract: A method for executing an application on a processor, wherein executing the application includes accessing a data file on a local storage. The method includes the steps of: producing an instruction to use a data file on a local storage; sending a request to retrieve the data file; intercepting the request and temporarily suspending it; downloading the data file from a remote storage to the local storage; allowing the request to retrieve the data file to complete; and using the data file.