In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by one or more interfaces, an optimization application, a request for an optimization, one or more policies required to implement the optimization, and data required to implement the optimization. The method also includes converting, by one or more processors and the optimization application, the one or more policies into optimization constraints and objective functions. The method further includes determining, by one or more processors and the optimization application, a solution to the optimization based on the optimization constraints, the objective functions, and the data.