SAP-C02 Question 16
Single answerYour organization is designing a global application that requires low-latency access for users distributed across multiple continents. The application needs to comply with data residency regulations in some countries, ensuring that certain types of data remain within specific geographic regions. What AWS feature or service should you leverage to meet these requirements?
- A
AWS Regions and Availability Zones
- B
Amazon CloudFront with Edge Locations
- C
AWS Global Accelerator
- D
AWS Local Zones
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
To meet the requirements of low-latency access and compliance with data residency regulations, AWS Regions and Availability Zones are the most appropriate solution. Regions are geographically isolated to meet regulatory and latency demands, and their Availability Zones provide high availability. While services like CloudFront and Global Accelerator improve performance, they do not address data residency compliance.
- A. Correct.
AWS Regions and Availability Zones allow you to deploy resources in specific geographic locations to meet data residency and low-latency requirements. Each region is isolated and designed to comply with local regulations, making it suitable for this scenario.
- B. Incorrect.
Amazon CloudFront with Edge Locations primarily optimizes content delivery for low latency but does not offer control over data residency or storage. It is not suitable for ensuring compliance with geographic data residency regulations.
- C. Incorrect.
AWS Global Accelerator improves application availability and performance by routing traffic to optimal endpoints but does not address data residency requirements.
- D. Incorrect.
AWS Local Zones extend AWS Regions to provide low-latency access for compute and storage resources in specific areas but are not designed for global data residency compliance.