Pre-loading software applications in a cloud computing environment

A system comprising:

• an application hosting platform to:
• request allocation of a virtualized computing environment to launch an application hosted at the application hosting platform in a pre-load mode before receiving user input identifying the application for execution, wherein the pre-load mode is associated with pre-loading a first portion of data for the application;
• receive, from the virtualized computing environment, a first indication that the virtualized computing environment has been allocated for the application;
• transmit instructions to launch the application in the pre-load mode at the virtualized computing environment in response to the first indication;
• receive a second indication that the first portion of data is loaded into the virtualized computing environment;
• and
• causing the virtualized computing environment to be transitioned to an idle state in response to receiving the second indication, wherein the virtualized computing environment transitions to the idle state as the pre-load mode is done and prior to receiving the user input identifying the application for execution.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

• allocate, using an application hosting platform, a virtualized computing environment for execution of an application hosted by the application hosting platform;
• send, using the application hosting platform, a pre-load request to the virtualized computing environment that causes the virtualized computing environment to pre-load a first portion of data for the application, wherein the pre-load request is sent before receiving a user request to execute the application;
• receive, at the application hosting platform from the virtualized computing environment, a first indication that the first portion of data is pre-loaded in the virtualized computing environment, wherein receiving the first indication transitions the virtualized computing environment to an idle mode as the pre-load is done and prior to receiving the user request to execute the application;
• receive, at the application hosting platform, the user request to execute the application;
• send, using the application hosting platform, the user request to the virtualized computing environment that causes the virtualized computing environment to load a second portion of data;
• receive, at the application hosting platform, a second indication that the second portion of data is loaded in the virtualized computing environment for the application to be executed;
• and
• in response to receiving the second indication, cause the application to be executed using the virtualized computing environment.