1. A computer system, the computer system comprising: a directory service, the directory service maintaining data that associates logical server names with one or more databases hosted on computer hardware; one or more processors; system memory coupled to the one or more processors, the system memory storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors; and the one or more processors executing the instructions stored in the system memory to perform the following: receive a client request, the client request regarding data in a database, the client request conveyed in conjunction with a logical server name and a logical database name, the database included in the one or more databases; and determine a location of the database using the directory service based on the logical server name and the logical database name.