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A financial services company must ensure that all customer transaction data is stored physically within the boundaries of a specific country to comply with local regulatory laws. Which AWS Global Infrastructure component should the company select to guarantee compliance with these data residency requirements?

  1. AWS RegionAnswer
  2. B
    Availability Zone
  3. C
    Edge Location
  4. D
    Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

Answer

AWS Region
An AWS Region is a geographic area that houses isolated AWS data centers. AWS guarantees that data stored in a specific Region does not leave that Region unless the customer explicitly configures replication. Therefore, choosing the correct AWS Region is the primary mechanism to comply with geographic data residency and compliance laws.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the primary requirement in the scenario.
The requirement is compliance with data residency and sovereignty laws within a specific country's borders.
Understanding the core business need helps isolate the correct physical boundary of AWS infrastructure.
2
Evaluate the AWS Global Infrastructure components against this requirement.
AWS Regions are discrete geographic locations that represent the boundary for data storage and compliance. Availability Zones are sub-components within Regions for high availability, while Edge Locations cache content rather than storing persistent data. VPCs are virtual networks, not physical geographic boundaries.
Comparing the roles of each component identifies which one maps to geographic boundaries.

Key Concept

AWS Regions define the geographic boundary for data storage, residency, and regulatory compliance.
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