Executing on-demand workloads initiated from cloud services in a software-defined data center

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable in a computer system, wherein the instructions when executed cause the computer system to carry out a method of executing a workload initiated from a cloud platform, in a software-defined data center (SDDC), wherein the cloud platform delivers cloud services to the SDDC, the method comprising:

• deploying a first agent in an agent appliance platform that is connected to a management network of the SDDC, wherein the first agent is an agent of one of the cloud services and issues commands to execute the workload on the SDDC;
• and
• upon completion of the workload, deleting the first agent from the agent appliance platform.

A computer system comprising a plurality of servers, the plurality of servers including an agent appliance platform connected to a management network of a software-defined data center (SDDC), and the agent appliance platform including a plurality of agents deployed thereon, wherein

• the agents include a first agent that is configured to deploy a second agent in the agent appliance platform, the second agent being an agent of a cloud service of a cloud platform and issuing commands to execute a workload on the SDDC, and
• upon completion of the workload, the first agent deletes the second agent from the agent appliance platform.