A multinational corporation needs to deploy a new customer relationship management (CRM) application that must be accessible to users and customers across North America, Europe, and Asia, with minimal latency. The application also needs to comply with regional data residency requirements. Which cloud benefit is most crucial for meeting both the global accessibility and data residency needs?
- AGlobal Reach
- BCost-effectiveness
- CSecurity
- DScalability
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Global Reach
Global Reach (or Geographic Distribution) is a key cloud benefit that allows organizations to deploy applications and data centers in multiple geographic regions worldwide. This enables the CRM application to be accessible with low latency to users globally and facilitates compliance with regional data residency requirements by allowing data to be stored within specific geographical boundaries.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Cost-effectiveness is a general cloud benefit but doesn't specifically address global accessibility or data residency.
- C. Security is paramount but doesn't inherently provide global distribution or solve data residency challenges without the underlying global infrastructure.
- D. Scalability ensures the application can handle increasing load, but not necessarily its global distribution or data residency.
Global Reach (Cloud)
The ability of cloud providers to offer services, resources, and data centers in numerous geographic regions and availability zones across the world. This enables applications to be deployed closer to users for lower latency and helps meet regional data residency requirements.
- Worldwide presence of data centers
- Low latency for global users
- Supports data residency and compliance needs
Memory trick: Global reach means your cloud is everywhere on Earth.