1. A computing system, comprising: a server node comprising a first processor, a second processor, a shared memory system, and an application hosted by the server node and executed by the first and second processors, wherein the application comprises a first component and a second component; and a data storage system connected to the server node; wherein the first processor executes the first component of the application related to data computing functions of the application; wherein the second processor executes the second component of the application related to input/output (I/O) functions of the application and data storage functions for storing application data in the data storage system, wherein the I/O functions comprise network I/O functions for interfacing with one or more communications networks, wherein the second processor is configured to perform converged network functions to implement the network I/O functions that are instructed by the second component of the application executed by the second processor, by providing a data entry point and data exit point to and from a front-end communications network and a backend data storage network; wherein the I/O functions and the data storage functions of the second component of the application executed by the second processor are performed in parallel with the data computing functions of the first component of the application executed by the first processor; wherein the shared memory system is configured to enable an exchange of messages and data between the first and second processors to coordinate execution of the data computing functions, the I/O functions, and the data storage functions; wherein the first processor executes a first operating system which is utilized by the first component of the application executed by the first processor to perform the data computing functions of the application; and wherein the second processor executes a second operating system which is utilized by the second component of the application executed by the second processor to perform the I/O functions and the data storage functions of the application.