1. A computer program product for integrating data processing resources, the computer program product comprising: a computer readable storage medium; first program instructions to load a number of plug-in software components in a software framework, wherein the number of plug-in software components are configured to provide for using first data processing resources by a consumer of data processing resources to process a workload, wherein the first data processing resources are provided as a service; second program instructions to make configuration parameters of the number of plug-in software components available to a user via a user interface, wherein the configuration parameters define operating characteristics of the number of plug-in software components; third program instructions to receive the configuration parameters from the user via the user interface; fourth program instructions to activate the number of plug-in software components by the consumer of data processing resources; fifth program instructions to control operation of the number of plug-in software components by the consumer of data processing resources after the number of plug-in software components is activated; wherein the software framework comprises the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth program instructions; and wherein the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium.