The document outlines the concept of an autonomic cloud engine that dynamically integrates local computational environments with public cloud services to meet varying applications' quality of service (QoS) requirements. It describes features such as autonomic cloud bridging and cloud bursting, enabling seamless integration and deployment of application components on-demand. The document also details layered abstractions within the Comet cloud infrastructure, including policy-based approaches for managing resources based on deadlines, budgets, and workloads.