Patent ID: 8606922
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing remote computing services, comprising: under the control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, receiving, from a user, a request for initiation of one or more remote computing resources, the request specifying a selection of a first identifier of a zone from a plurality of identifiers of zones available to the user for selection; responsive to receiving the request: providing the requested remote computing resources to the user from the first data center mapped to the selected first identifier receiving, from the user, a second request for one or more additional computing resources, the second request specifying a second selection of a second identifier from the plurality of identifiers; responsive to receiving the second request, determining whether the second identifier is same as the first identifier or different from the first identifier; and when the second identifier is the same as the first selected identifier, providing the requested additional one or more remote computing resources to the user from the first data center; or when the second identifier is different from the first identifier,