1. A system, comprising: a processor; and a memory containing a program that, when executed by the processor, performs an operation for incorporating performance data into an executable file for an application, the operation comprising: monitoring performance of the executable file for the application while the executable file is executing on a node; determining the performance data of the application based on the monitored performance and one or more system characteristics of the node; incorporating the performance data into the executable file for the application for subsequent retrieval from the executable file, further comprising: storing the performance data in a plurality of global variables in a source code for the application; and compiling the source code including the performance data stored in the plurality of global variables to create the executable file for the application, such that the performance data can subsequently be retrieved from the executable file; deploying the executable file containing the incorporated performance data for the application to a first node for execution; retrieving the performance data from the executable file for use in managing the execution of the executable file; and performing a remedial action for the deployed application, upon determining that a potential workload overflow problem exists for the deployed application based on system information describing attributes of the first node and the retrieved performance data.