Outcome-based software-defined infrastructure

A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having stored thereon program instructions programmed to:

• determine a business operation and a corresponding set of tasks to be performed in a software defined environment (SDE);
• establish a first resource configuration to perform the corresponding set of tasks to achieve a business outcome target;
• determine a first resource cost for performing the corresponding set of tasks;
• assign a priority level to tasks within the corresponding set of tasks;
• determine a set of performance indicators corresponding to a task having a first priority level;
• monitor the SDE to identify a triggering event;
• responsive to identifying the triggering event, establish a second resource configuration based, at least in part, on a performance level of a performance indicator in the set of performance indicators, the second resource configuration addressing the triggering event;
• and
• determine a second resource cost for performing the corresponding set of tasks according to the second resource configuration.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor set;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium;
• wherein:
• the processor set is structured, located, connected, and/or programmed to run program instructions stored on the computer readable storage medium;
• and
• the program instructions include program instructions programmed to:
• determine a business operation and a corresponding set of tasks to be performed in a software defined environment (SDE);
• establish a first resource configuration to perform the corresponding set of tasks to achieve a business outcome target;
• determine a first resource cost for performing the corresponding set of tasks;
• assign a priority level to tasks within the corresponding set of tasks;
• determine a set of performance indicators corresponding to a task having a first priority level;
• monitor the SDE to identify a triggering event;
• responsive to identifying the triggering event, establish a second resource configuration based, at least in part, on a performance level of a performance indicator in the set of performance indicators, the second resource configuration addressing the triggering event;
• and
• determine a second resource cost for performing the corresponding set of tasks according to the second resource configuration.