As disclosed herein a computer-implemented method includes providing a plurality of resource allocation zones corresponding to a plurality of resource preparation operations, receiving a request from a requester for a resource, determining a selected resource allocation zone for a tenant from the plurality of resource allocation zones, and determining a resource usage pattern from historical usage data corresponding to the tenant. The method further includes provisioning the requested resource from the selected resource allocation zone based on the resource usage pattern, executing a resource preparation operation corresponding to the selected resource allocation zone in conjunction with provisioning the requested resource, and providing the requested resource to the tenant. A computer program product and a computer system corresponding to the above method are also disclosed herein.