Using multidimensional metadata tag sets to determine resource allocation in a distributed computing environment

A computing system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• at least one computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive a resource request for at least one compute or storage resource from a distributed computing system distributed among multiple data centers;
• determine a resource policy that is associated with the resource request, wherein the resource policy includes a rule specifying at least one metadata tag and at least one criterion associated with the at least one metadata tag;
• identify at least one object included in a resource object model that complies with the rule of the resource policy, wherein the at least one object has an assigned value for the metadata tag that satisfies the at least one criterion, and wherein the resource object model includes one or more objects for respective resources in each of the multiple data centers;
• select a data center of the distributed computing system that is associated with the at least one object identified from the resource object model;
• and
• deploy, on the selected data center, the at least one compute or storage resource in response to the resource request.

A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that are executable by at least one processor to:

• receive a resource request for at least one compute or storage resource from a distributed computing system distributed among multiple data centers;
• determine a resource policy that is associated with the resource request, wherein the resource policy includes a rule specifying at least one metadata tag and at least one criterion associated with the at least one metadata tag;
• identify at least one object included in a resource object model that complies with the rule of the resource policy, wherein the at least one object has an assigned value for the metadata tag that satisfies the at least one criterion, and wherein the resource object model includes one or more objects for respective resources in each of the multiple data centers;
• select a data center of the distributed computing system that is associated with the at least one object identified from the resource object model;
• and
• deploy, on the selected data center, the at least one compute or storage resource in response to the resource request.