Microsoft 365 FundamentalsDescribe cloud conceptsHard
A large enterprise needs to ensure that its critical business applications remain accessible and operational even if an entire data center or region experiences a major outage. They require a cloud architecture that distributes resources across multiple geographically separate locations. Which cloud benefit is this primarily addressing?
- AGlobal Reach
- BScalability
- CElasticity
- DCost-effectiveness
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: A. Global Reach
Global Reach (or Geographic Distribution) in cloud computing allows organizations to deploy applications and data across multiple geographically diverse regions and availability zones. This ensures high availability and disaster recovery capabilities, as an outage in one location does not impact services in others, directly addressing the need for resilience against major regional outages.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Scalability is the ability to handle increased load, not specifically resilience against regional outages.
- C. Elasticity is the automatic adjustment of resources for demand, not geographic distribution for disaster recovery.
- D. Cost-effectiveness relates to financial benefits, not the technical capability for geographic distribution and resilience.
Global Reach (Cloud)
The ability of cloud providers to deploy resources and services across multiple geographically dispersed data centers and regions, enabling applications to be closer to users and providing enhanced disaster recovery capabilities.
- Distributes workloads across regions.
- Enhances business continuity and disaster recovery.
- Reduces latency for users worldwide.
Memory trick: Global Resilience Ensures Performance