Optimization mechanism that dynamically splits the computation in an application (e.g., cloud), that is, which parts run on a client (e.g., mobile) and which parts run on servers in a datacenter. This optimization can be based on application characteristics, network connectivity (e.g., latency, bandwidth, etc.) between the client and the datacenter, power or energy available at the client, size of the application objects, load in the datacenter, security and privacy concerns (e.g., cannot share all data on the client with the datacenter), and other criteria, as desired.