Multi-phase provisioning

An apparatus for instantiating a software instance in a multi-phase provisioning procedure comprising a plurality of provisioning tasks, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• identify a first subset of provisioning tasks associated with a first phase of the multi-phase provisioning procedure and a second subset of provisioning tasks associated with a second phase of the multi-phase provisioning procedure;
• run the first subset of provisioning tasks on a plurality of software instances of a pool of software instances prior to a provisioning request for the software instance:
• receive, from a user, the provisioning request;
• run, based at least in part on the provisioning request and on the software instance from the pool of software instances, the second subset of provisioning tasks, wherein the second subset of provisioning tasks are specific to the user;
• and
• provision the software instance to the user.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing code for instantiating a software instance in a multi-phase provisioning procedure comprising a plurality of provisioning tasks, the code comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• identify a first subset of provisioning tasks associated with a first phase of the multi-phase provisioning procedure and a second subset of provisioning tasks associated with a second phase of the multi-phase provisioning procedure;
• run the first subset of provisioning tasks on a plurality of software instances of a pool of software instances prior to a provisioning request for the software instance;
• receive, from a user, the provisioning request;
• run, based at least in part on the provisioning request and on the software instance from the pool of software instances, the second subset of provisioning tasks, wherein the second subset of provisioning tasks are specific to the user;
• and
• provision the software instance to the user.