A software configurable computing environment can include at least one application disposed within the software configurable computing environment. The environment can also include a resource management engine configured to define at least one computing resource for the software configurable computing environment. A resource allocation engine can allocate the computing resources defined by the resource management engine for use in the software configurable computing environment. A resource utilization engine can perform at least one programmatic action for the application using available ones of the resources allocated by the resource allocation engine.