Need of Multiple Regions and Availability Zones
Let’s discuss the general use case to understand the need for Regions and Zones in Azure:
Imagine a situation of having an application deployed in one of the data centers in Africa. The typical challenges faced by the owner of the application would be:
- High Latency: The users for many parts of the world (except Africa) can face slow access issues with the application
- Low Availability: The Application goes down if the data center is crashed
Microsoft Azure – What are Regions and Availability Zones
Azure is Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure service. It provides a comprehensive set of technologies that allow you to build, test and deploy your applications using the Microsoft technology stack: Windows Server, SQL Server, System Center, Microsoft Office, and more. Microsoft Azure offers a wide range of tools, such as tools for developers, business professionals, data & analytics users, storage users, and power users.