1. A platform adaptation method comprising: executing a workload on a platform; monitoring the platform for one or more performance events associated with the platform executing the workload; determining which if any, of one or more pre-established sets of configuration parameter values should be selected for application to configure the platform, based at least in part on the one or more performance events observed during said monitoring; and if one of the one or more pre-established sets of configuration parameter values is determined to be selected and applied to configure the platform, selecting and applying the pre-established set of configuration parameter values to configure the platform.