Ownership transfer account service in a virtual computing environment

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• under control of at least one processor and memory configured with executable instructions that:
• store computing resources under the control of a plurality of customers in an ownership transfer account, using the least one processor and memory;
• transfer exclusive control over the computing resources from the plurality of customers to a receiving customer according to a plurality of workflows having a pre-defined set of triggers, using the at least one processor and memory;
• and
• terminate the exclusive control over the computing resources from the receiving customer upon occurrence of one of the pre-defined set of triggers, using the at least one processor and memory.

A method for providing an ownership transfer service in a computing service environment, the method comprises:

• under control of at least one processor and memory configured with executable instructions that:
• store controlling privileges of computing resources in an ownership transfer account under control of a plurality of customers, using the least one processor and memory;
• identify a plurality of workflows responsive to a pre-defined set of triggers for transferring the controlling privileges of computing resources from the ownership transfer account, using the at least one processor and memory;
• grant permission to allocate exclusive control over the controlling privileges of computing resources according to the plurality of workflows;
• generate a controlling privileges account password for accessing the computing resources, using the at least one processor and memory;
• and
• transfer exclusive control over the controlling privileges of the computing resources along with the controlling privileges account password according to the plurality of workflows, using the at least one processor and memory.