Patent ID: 8250213

Claim:
A method to allocate resources associated with a distributive computing network, the method comprising: forming a first geographic configuration group based on a first geographic location specified in resource allocation information, and a second geographic configuration group based on a second geographic location specified in the resource allocation information, the resource allocation information associated with a service to be hosted by the distributive computing network; allocating first physical resources to a first resource configuration group, and second physical resources to a second resource configuration group, the first and second resource configuration groups being hierarchical sub-groups of a service configuration group that spans across the first and second geographic configuration groups, the service configuration group being a hierarchical sub-group of both of the first and second geographic configuration groups, the first resource configuration group to be used in connection with the first geographic configuration group exclusive of the second geographic configuration group, and the second resource configuration group to be used in connection with the second geographic configuration group exclusive of the first geographic configuration group; hosting the service using the first and second physical resources in accordance with the allocations; and routing a request to access the service to the distributive computing network to: allow access to the first physical resources of the first resource configuration group exclusive of the second physical resources of the second resource configuration group when the request specifies the first geographic configuration group; or allow access to the first and the second physical resources when the request specifies the service configuration group.