CV0-004 · Question #249
Which of the transfer when comparing a multiregional to a single-region cloud platform design?
The correct answer is C. Network. When comparing multiregional to single-region cloud platform designs, network costs, particularly for data transfer between regions, become a significantly higher cost consideration.
Question
Which of the transfer when comparing a multiregional to a single-region cloud platform design?
Options
- AStorage
- BPower and cooling
- CNetwork
- DCompliance and regulation
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A3% (1)
- B5% (2)
- C90% (36)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
When comparing multiregional to single-region cloud platform designs, network costs, particularly for data transfer between regions, become a significantly higher cost consideration.
While storage costs can increase with multiregional deployments due to data replication, the primary *transfer* cost specifically mentioned is network data transfer, not just the raw storage capacity.
Power and cooling costs are inherent to cloud provider operations and are implicitly factored into compute and storage pricing; they are not directly a transfer cost that changes significantly for the customer between single- and multi-region deployments.
In a multiregional cloud design, data transfer between different geographic regions (inter-region data egress) typically incurs higher network costs compared to data transfer within a single region. This is a significant cost factor for applications requiring cross-region data replication, synchronization, or user traffic routing, directly impacting the overall operational expenditure.
Compliance and regulation are complex factors that influence multiregional deployments but are not a *transfer* cost in the monetary sense of moving data, rather they introduce operational and legal complexities.
Concept tested: Multiregion cloud cost considerations
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/pricing/on-demand/
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