ACCESSING DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING FUNCTIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM

A method begins by a processing module identifying, in accordance with an ordered manner, a next distributed computing function, where distributed computing functions are stored in multiple storage units as a set of encoded computing function slices. The method continues with the processing module determining whether ownership of the next distributed computing function can be established and when the ownership of the next distributed computing function can be established, securing ownership of the next distributed computing function. When the ownership of the next distributed computing function cannot be established, the method continues with the processing module requesting another next distributed computing function.