Microsoft 365 FundamentalsDescribe cloud conceptsHard
A global company needs to deploy an application that can be easily accessed by users worldwide with minimal latency, and they want to ensure that resources are available close to their customer base in different continents. Which cloud benefit makes this possible?
- AScalability
- BGeographic Distribution
- CHigh Availability
- DFault Tolerance
Show answer & explanationAnswer & explanation
Correct answer: B. Geographic Distribution
Geographic Distribution allows cloud resources and applications to be deployed in data centers located across various regions worldwide. This ensures that users can access services with minimal latency by connecting to the nearest available data center, and also provides disaster recovery capabilities.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Scalability refers to the ability to handle increased workload, not specifically global user access or reduced latency across continents.
- C. High Availability ensures uptime within a specific region but doesn't address global latency or proximity to users across continents.
- D. Fault Tolerance ensures that a system continues to operate despite component failures, which is related to resilience but not directly to global user access or latency.
Global Reach / Geographic Distribution (Cloud)
The ability of cloud providers to deploy services and data centers across multiple regions and continents, enabling applications to be closer to users worldwide.
- Reduces latency for global users.
- Enhances disaster recovery by distributing resources.
- Meets data residency requirements in different countries.
Memory trick: Global Reach for worldwide peace.