A method of executing a function in a data center of a cloud computing system comprising a plurality of data centers , each of the plurality of data centers comprising one or more compute resources , the method comprising: receiving, at a function distributor from an application on a client device , a first request to execute the function, the first request comprising an identifier of the function; selecting, by the function distributor , a first data center of the plurality of data centers to execute the function, wherein the first data center is geographically closest to the client device where the application is running; and causing, by the function distributor , the first data center to execute the function, including redirecting the application to the first data center , such as by the function distributor sending a HTTP or HTTPS response over the network to redirect the application to the first data center by URL redirection; receiving, at the function distributor from the function, a second request for storage resources, the second request comprising global identifiers of storage locations across the plurality of data centers ; selecting, by the function distributor , a second data center to provide the storage resources, wherein the second data center which provides the storage resources is geographically closest to the first data center which executes the function; translating the global identifiers to identifiers of specific storage locations in the second data center ; and causing, by the function distributor , the function to utilize the storage resources of the second data center based on the identifiers of specific storage locations by redirecting the function to the selected second datacenter . receiving, at a function distributor from an application on a client device , a first request to execute the function, the first request comprising an identifier of the function; selecting, by the function distributor , a first data center of the plurality of data centers to execute the function, wherein the first data center is geographically closest to the client device where the application is running; and causing, by the function distributor , the first data center to execute the function, including redirecting the application to the first data center , such as by the function distributor sending a HTTP or HTTPS response over the network to redirect the application to the first data center by URL redirection; receiving, at the function distributor from the function, a second request for storage resources, the second request comprising global identifiers of storage locations across the plurality of data centers ; selecting, by the function distributor , a second data center to provide the storage resources, wherein the second data center which provides the storage resources is geographically closest to the first data center which executes the function; translating the global identifiers to identifiers of specific storage locations in the second data center ; and causing, by the function distributor , the function to utilize the storage resources of the second data center based on the identifiers of specific storage locations by redirecting the function to the selected second datacenter . <EOS>