1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a processor, cloud resource usage data by an application, the cloud resource usage data identifying a first cloud resource consumed by the application, a first usage level associated with the first cloud resource, a second cloud resource consumed by the application, and a second usage level associated with the second cloud resource; assigning a first weighted importance indicator to the first cloud resource; assigning a second weighted importance indicator to the second cloud resource, wherein the first and second weighted importance indicators indicate a preference for the first cloud resource over a second cloud resource; and causing, by the processor, the first cloud resource to be provisioned, in view of the first weighed important indicator, at least at the first usage level, and the second cloud resource to be provisioned, in view of the second weighed important indicator, at a reduced usage level below the second usage level.