1. A method comprising: identifying a predefined tag that satisfies a condition associated with an event; searching a data store to automatically identify one or more information technology (IT) resources assigned the predefined tag, wherein the IT resources perform tasks corresponding to workloads in a virtual environment, wherein the data store includes a plurality of IT resources that are each assigned at least one predefined tag and are not currently being actively managed by a resource manager of the virtual environment, wherein the resource manager monitors the IT resources in the virtual environment; after identifying the one or more IT resources assigned the predefined tag and not currently being actively managed by the resource manager and upon determining during a brokering process that the one or more identified IT resources are available and consumable by the virtual environment, actively managing the identified one or more IT resources using the resource manager, wherein before the one or more identified resources are actively managed by the resource manager, the one or more identified resources perform computational tasks for the virtual environment or a different virtual environment; and assigning the identified one or more IT resources to a workload in the virtual environment associated with the event, wherein assigning the one or more IT resources is based on the event occurring in the virtual environment.