Abstract: A computer program product includes program instructions and an apparatus includes a processor for processing the program instructions, where the program instructions are configured to be executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations. The operations comprise causing a source device to communicate with a destination device over a direct short-range wireless connection between the source device and the destination device, causing the source device to communicate over a local area network to identify a participating device that is connected to the local area network and is able to form a second short-range wireless connection with the destination device, and causing the source device to communicate with the destination device through the participating device by sending data over the local area network to the participating device for forwarding to the destination device over the second short-range wireless connection.

Abstract: A computer program product includes program instructions and an apparatus includes a processor for processing the program instructions, where the program instructions are configured to be executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations. The operations comprise causing a source device to communicate with a destination device over a direct short-range wireless connection between the source device and the destination device, causing the source device to communicate over a local area network to identify a participating device that is connected to the local area network and is able to form a second short-range wireless connection with the destination device, and causing the source device to communicate with the destination device through the participating device by sending data over the local area network to the participating device for forwarding to the destination device over the second short-range wireless connection.

Abstract: A mobile communication device is used to assign a configuration to a designated compute node by wirelessly transmitting a configuration identifier to the designated compute node. The designated compute node receives the configuration identifier and provides the configuration identifier to a management node accessible over a network in order to receive configuration data associated with the configuration identifier. The designated compute node receives the configuration data and applies the configuration data to achieve the assigned configuration. This method may be used to configure a plurality of compute nodes, although each of the compute nodes may assigned the same or different configuration.

Abstract: A peer-to-peer wireless connection is established between a mobile client computing device and a server computing device, and information is communicated between the mobile client computing device and the server computing device over this connection. The information is sufficient for the server computing device and/or the mobile client computing device to authenticate the mobile client computing device with the server computing device. After the mobile client computing device has been authenticated with the server computing device, a user of the mobile client computing device is permitted to perform management tasks on the server computing device using the mobile client computing device, such as over the peer-to-peer wireless connection. For example, license keys can be moved from the mobile client computing device to the server computing device to upgrade the server computing device, and from the server computing device to the mobile computing device to downgrade the server computing device.

Abstract: A user who is currently unauthorized to access a resource sends a request to access the resource. It is determined whether a number of authorized users of the resource who have indicated that the user should be permitted to access the resource satisfies the threshold condition. If the number of authorized users who have indicated that the user should be permitted access satisfies the threshold condition, the user is permitted to access the resource. The threshold condition can be based on replies received responsive to messages sent to the authorized users of the resource asking whether the user should be permitted to access the resource. The threshold condition can be based on public digital keys of the authorized users from the user.

Abstract: A peer-to-peer wireless connection is established between a mobile client computing device and a server computing device, and information is communicated between the mobile client computing device and the server computing device over this connection. The information is sufficient for the server computing device and/or the mobile client computing device to authenticate the mobile client computing device with the server computing device. After the mobile client computing device has been authenticated with the server computing device, a user of the mobile client computing device is permitted to perform management tasks on the server computing device using the mobile client computing device, such as over the peer-to-peer wireless connection. For example, license keys can be moved from the mobile client computing device to the server computing device to upgrade the server computing device, and from the server computing device to the mobile computing device to downgrade the server computing device.