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A healthcare provider is developing an Azure AI solution to transcribe doctor-patient consultations using Azure Cognitive Services Speech-to-Text. Due to the sensitive nature of the data, the solution must meet stringent data residency requirements, ensuring that all data processing and storage occur within a specific geographic region. How can this requirement be primarily addressed when deploying the Cognitive Services resource?
- ABy configuring Azure Policy to restrict resource deployment locations.
- BBy selecting the appropriate Azure region during resource creation.
- CBy encrypting data at rest using customer-managed keys (CMK).
- DBy implementing Azure Private Link for secure connectivity.
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Correct answer: B. By selecting the appropriate Azure region during resource creation.
Data residency for Azure Cognitive Services is primarily ensured by selecting the appropriate Azure region during resource creation. All processing and storage for that resource will then occur within the chosen geographic region.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Azure Policy can enforce region restrictions, but the fundamental action to ensure residency is selecting the correct region during deployment.
- C. Customer-managed keys (CMK) enhance data security by giving you control over encryption keys, but they do not determine the physical location of the data.
- D. Azure Private Link secures network connectivity to Azure services, but it does not control the physical geographic location where the service processes or stores data.
Azure Region for Data Residency
The Azure region selected during resource creation determines the geographic location where data processing and storage for that resource will occur, crucial for data residency compliance.
- Primary control for data residency.
- All data operations for the resource stay within the chosen region.
- Important for regulatory and compliance requirements.
Memory trick: Region Selection: The 'Root' of Residency.