SOA-C02 Question 255
Single answerYour company operates a global e-commerce platform and has users from multiple continents. To improve user experience, you want to route users to the nearest regional application endpoint based on their geographic location. Which Route 53 routing policy would best serve this purpose?
- A
Geolocation routing policy
- B
Geoproximity routing policy
- C
Latency-based routing policy
- D
Weighted routing policy
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The Geoproximity routing policy is the most suitable option for routing users to the closest regional endpoint based on their geographic location. This policy is particularly useful for scenarios where proximity to endpoints matters for improving user experience. Other routing policies like Geolocation or Latency-based routing serve different purposes and do not prioritize proximity in the same way.
- A. Incorrect.
Geolocation routing policy routes traffic based on the geographic location of the user, but it does not consider proximity to endpoints. It routes all users from a specific location to a single target, regardless of the physical distance to endpoints.
- B. Correct.
Geoproximity routing policy routes traffic based on the geographic proximity of users to the resources, making it the best choice for routing users to their nearest regional endpoint. You can also adjust the bias to favor certain endpoints over others.
- C. Incorrect.
Latency-based routing policy routes users to the endpoint with the lowest latency. While it can help optimize performance, it does not prioritize geographic proximity specifically.
- D. Incorrect.
Weighted routing policy allows you to distribute traffic across multiple resources based on assigned weights, but it is not designed to route users to the nearest endpoint based on geographic location.