Placement of a cloud service using network topology and infrastructure performance

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory to store executable code, which, when executed on the processor, performs a method comprising:
• receiving a request specifying a topology for a first cloud service to be hosted by one of a plurality of data centers which provide computing resources for hosting a plurality of cloud services, wherein the topology includes one or more resource requirements and one or more connectivity requirements for the first cloud service;
• for each data center in the plurality of data centers, determining a suitability value which describes a fitness of the respective data center for hosting the first cloud service having the specified topology;
• and
• from at least two of the plurality of data centers capable of hosting the first cloud service, selecting one of the data centers to fulfill the request, based at least in part on the determined suitability values.

A computer program product, comprising:

• computer code that receives a request specifying a topology for a first cloud service to be hosted by one of a plurality of data centers which provide computing resources for hosting a plurality of cloud services, wherein the topology includes one or more resource requirements and one or more connectivity requirements for the first cloud service;
• computer code that, for each data center in the plurality of data centers, determines a suitability value which describes a fitness of the respective data center for hosting the first cloud service having the specified topology;
• computer code that, from at least two of the plurality of data centers capable of hosting the first cloud service, selects one of the data centers to fulfill the request, based at least in part on the determined suitability values;
• and
• a computer readable medium that stores the computer codes.