The present invention provides a solution (e.g., rules, techniques, etc.) for enabling the dynamic provisioning (e.g., movement) of Cloud-based jobs and resources. Such provisioning may be within a Cloud infrastructure, from Cloud to Cloud, from non-Cloud to Cloud, and from Cloud to non-Cloud. Each movement
scenario is assigned a specific technique based on rules, profiles, SLA and / or other such criteria and agreements. Such dynamic adjustments may be especially advantageous in order to balance real-time
workload to avoid over-provisioning, to manage Cloud performance, to attain a more efficient or cost-effective execution environment, to off-load a Cloud or specific
Cloud resources for maintenance / service, and the like.