One method involves configuring one or more computing resources (selected according to a workflow that specifies an application to be executed) of a computing node and executing, using the one or more computing resources, at least a portion of an application al the computing node. At least one of the one or more computing resources is a reconfigurable logic device, and the configuring, at least in part, configures the reconfigurable logic device according to a configuration script of the workflow. The executing comprises performing one or more operations. The one or more operations are performed by the reconfigurable logic device. The reconfigurable logic device is configured to perform the one or more operations by virtue of having been configured according to the configuration script.