code: def connect_to_services(region=None):
      
      global cloudservers, cloudfiles, cloud_loadbalancers, cloud_databases
      global cloud_blockstorage, cloud_dns, cloud_networks, cloud_monitoring
      global autoscale, images, queues, cloud_cdn
      cloudservers = connect_to_cloudservers(region=region)
      cloudfiles = connect_to_cloudfiles(region=region)
      cloud_cdn = connect_to_cloud_cdn(region=region)
      cloud_loadbalancers = connect_to_cloud_loadbalancers(region=region)
      cloud_databases = connect_to_cloud_databases(region=region)
      cloud_blockstorage = connect_to_cloud_blockstorage(region=region)
      cloud_dns = connect_to_cloud_dns(region=region)
      cloud_networks = connect_to_cloud_networks(region=region)
      cloud_monitoring = connect_to_cloud_monitoring(region=region)
      autoscale = connect_to_autoscale(region=region)
      images = connect_to_images(region=region)
      queues = connect_to_queues(region=region)
docs: Establishes authenticated connections to the various cloud APIs.