Factors Affecting Region Selection
Understand the considerations for choosing a region to host our workload.
Considerations for choosing a region
There are various things to consider before choosing a region for our application or workload in a cloud environment. Here are a few general considerations worth taking note of:
Proximity to users: Find out where our users are physically located because it can significantly affect how well our application or workload performs. If most of our consumers are concentrated in a particular area, we might consider choosing a nearby location. This can help reduce latency and improve application performance.
Consider the region's cost: Cost may play a role in our decision-making because different areas may have varying pricing structures. Therefore, we should assess the region's cost and consider how it fits our budget.
Services availability: Not all Services are available in all regions, and some of the reasons might be compliance and other similar reasons.
Latency: The time it takes to make and have the request answered. The closer it is to a customer, the better and shorter the round trip time.
Cost: The price of doing business in ...