Dynamic allocation of workload deployment units across a plurality of clouds

A method of selectively allocating a plurality of deployment units among a plurality of clouds, the method comprising:

• identifying a first context indicating at least a first functional requirement or non-functional requirement of a first deployment unit within a workload, wherein the first deployment unit is a first asset of the workload selected from a group consisting of a first execution deployment unit, a first installation deployment unit and a first data deployment unit, and identifying a second context indicating at least a second functional requirement or non-functional requirement of a second deployment unit within the workload, wherein the second deployment unit is a second asset of the workload selected from a group consisting of a second execution deployment unit, a second installation deployment unit and a second data deployment unit;
• performing a first audit of a first cloud to determine whether the first cloud satisfies the first functional requirement or non-functional requirement indicated by the first context and to determine whether the first cloud satisfies the second function requirement or non-functional requirement indicted by the second context;
• performing a second audit of a second cloud to determine whether the second cloud satisfies the first functional requirement or non-functional requirement indicated by the first context and to determine whether the second cloud satisfies the second function requirement or non-functional requirement indicted by the second context;
• based on the first and second audits, using a processor, automatically creating a deployment plan that identifies to which of at least the first and second clouds the first deployment unit is to be allocated and to which of at least the first and second clouds the second deployment unit is to be allocated;
• and
• based on the deployment plan, automatically allocating the first deployment unit to the first cloud and allocating the second deployment unit to the second cloud.

A system comprising:

• at least one memory;
• and
• a processor configured to initiate executable operations comprising:
• identifying a first context indicating at least a first functional requirement or non-functional requirement of a first deployment unit within a workload, wherein the first deployment unit is a first asset of the workload selected from a group consisting of a first execution deployment unit, a first installation deployment unit and a first data deployment unit, and identifying a second context indicating at least a second functional requirement or non-functional requirement of a second deployment unit within the workload, wherein the second deployment unit is a second asset of the workload selected from a group consisting of a second execution deployment unit, a second installation deployment unit and a second data deployment unit;
• performing a first audit of a first cloud to determine whether the first cloud satisfies the first functional requirement or non-functional requirement indicated by the first context and to determine whether the first cloud satisfies the second function requirement or non-functional requirement indicted by the second context;
• performing a second audit of a second cloud to determine whether the second cloud satisfies the first functional requirement or non-functional requirement indicated by the first context and to determine whether the second cloud satisfies the second function requirement or non-functional requirement indicted by the second context;
• based on the first and second audits, automatically creating a deployment plan that identifies to which of at least the first and second clouds the first deployment unit is to be allocated and to which of at least the first and second clouds the second deployment unit is to be allocated;
• and
• based on the deployment plan, automatically allocating the first deployment unit to the first cloud and allocating the second deployment unit to the second cloud.

A computer program product for allocating a plurality of deployment units among a plurality of clouds, said computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable storage device having stored thereon program code that, when executed, configures a processor to perform executable operations comprising:
• identifying, by the processor, a first context indicating at least a first functional requirement or non-functional requirement of a first deployment unit within a workload, wherein the first deployment unit is a first asset of the workload selected from a group consisting of a first execution deployment unit, a first installation deployment unit and a first data deployment unit, and identifying, by the processor, a second context indicating at least a second functional requirement or non-functional requirement of a second deployment unit within the workload, wherein the second deployment unit is a second asset of the workload selected from a group consisting of a second execution deployment unit, a second installation deployment unit and a second data deployment unit;
• performing, by the processor, a first audit of a first cloud to determine whether the first cloud satisfies the first functional requirement or non-functional requirement indicated by the first context and to determine whether the first cloud satisfies the second function requirement or non-functional requirement indicted by the second context;
• performing, by the processor, a second audit of a second cloud to determine whether the second cloud satisfies the first functional requirement or non-functional requirement indicated by the first context and to determine whether the second cloud satisfies the second function requirement or non-functional requirement indicted by the second context;
• based on the first and second audits automatically creating, by the processor, a deployment plan that identifies to which of at least the first and second clouds the first deployment unit is to be allocated and to which of at least the first and second clouds the second deployment unit is to be allocated;
• and
• based on the deployment plan, automatically allocating, by the processor, the first deployment unit to the first cloud and allocating, by the processor, the second deployment unit to the second cloud.