Cisco and BMC Software have thrown their collective weight behind a new cloud computing service that's part of a broader strategic alliance between the two companies.

Cisco and BMC's alliance includes the development and marketing of new offerings for large-scale multi-tenant cloud computing infrastructures. 

The Integrated Cloud Delivery Platform was designed to meet the requirements of service providers and large-scale private cloud computing environments. Cisco and BMC said the joint offering helps cloud providers deploy end-to-end cloud services running on a cloud computing infrastructure that spans data center networks, computing systems, storage and applications.

"Cisco and BMC have a common vision for advancing cloud computing with unified infrastructure combined with seamless management," said Padmasree Warrior, CTO, senior vice president and general manager of enterprise, commercial and small business for Cisco.