Resource allocation state management

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, a first allocation request from a first allocator client;
• determining, by the processor, a first resource allocation for the received first allocation request;
• storing, by the processor, a first record of the first resource allocation in a records store;
• sending, by the processor, the first resource allocation to the first allocator client;
• prior to receiving an acknowledgement to the sent first resource allocation from the first allocator client, by the processor,
• receiving a second allocation request from a second allocator client;
• determining a second resource allocation for the second allocation request;
• storing a second record of the determined second resource allocation in the records store;
• sending the second resource allocation to the second allocator client;
• and
• managing a state of the first resource allocation and a state of the second resource allocation using the first record and the second record stored in the records store based on whether the acknowledgement is received from the first allocator client or the second allocator client.

A non-transitory computer readable medium on which is stored machine readable instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive a plurality of resource allocation requests from a plurality of allocator clients;
• determine respective resource allocations for the plurality of resource allocation requests;
• store records of the resource allocations in an escrow;
• send the resource allocations to the allocator clients according to the allocator clients that submitted the resource allocation requests;
• and
• manage states of the resource allocations using the records stored in the escrow based on whether acknowledgements to the sent resource allocations are received from the allocator clients.