A system includes a cloud orchestration framework, a messaging interface and a plurality of cloud instances that each execute a respective messaging agent that transmits messages from the corresponding cloud instance to the messaging interface. Each of the cloud orchestration framework, messaging interface, and cloud instances respectively include at least one programmable data processor and memory storing instructions for execution by such at least one programmable data processor. The messages from each respective cloud instance have different message types corresponding to the operating system used by such cloud instance or an application-level event. In addition, the messaging interface queues the messages received from the cloud instances for processing by the cloud orchestration framework. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.