A cloud computing system including a cloud-based system in communication with a client system including an application gateway that receives from a client application, a request for services associated with a workload and a plurality of cloud-based application services, the plurality of cloud-based application services in operable communication with the application gateway. The system also includes a cloud-based tuning service in operable communication with the cloud-based application services and the application gateway, the cloud-based tuning service identifies a set of application requirements needed to fulfill the request, the cloud-based tuning service coordinating with a client-based tuning service and the application gateway to assign selected application services to fulfill the request, wherein the assignment of selected application services includes assigning at least a portion of the services associated with the workload the client system.