Patent ID: 8706878

Claim:
A system for confining a service request, the system comprising at least one subsystem having a computing device with a processor and memory for storing executable instructions that are executable by the processor to: receive the service request from a client at a first data center or a second data center that are part of an autonomous intranet, the autonomous intranet connecting the first data center and the second data center, wherein the first data center includes a first business server having an IP address associated with the autonomous intranet and the second data center includes a second business server having the IP address associated with the autonomous intranet; assign the service request to the first data center or the second data center based upon which of the first data center or the second data center has received the service request; reassigning the service request from the first data center or the second data center that received the service request only if the first data center or the second data center is not available; and fulfill the service request entirely within the first data center or the second data center based upon which data center the service request was assigned or reassigned, wherein the service request is fulfilled by providing a business service to the client.