1. A method comprising: receiving a request to instantiate a virtual machine, wherein the request specifies a specific period of time for utilization of the virtual machine; selecting, by a processor, a computing system from a plurality of computing systems where the virtual machine is to be instantiated based upon the specific period of time specified in the request; determining, by the processor, that a power state is to be altered, by a power cycle of the computer system, in order to instantiate the virtual machine on the computing system; and altering the power state of the computing system in response to the determining, wherein altering the power state of the computing system comprises performing the power cycle of the computing system.