Azure Architecture & ServicesQuestion 49 of 100
Which storage redundancy option replicates data to a secondary region hundreds of miles away for regional disaster protection?
a.Geo-redundant storage (GRS)
b.Locally redundant storage (LRS)
c.Zone-redundant storage (ZRS)
d.Premium SSD
Explanation
Geo-redundant storage (GRS) copies data to a secondary region far from the primary one. This protects against a complete regional outage such as a natural disaster. It offers the highest durability among the standard redundancy options.
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