A video-streaming startup is launching in South America, with nearly all viewers in Brazil. The team wants to minimize the network distance between its viewers and the virtual machines that serve the video segments. How does the region choice affect where the workloads physically run?

1. A. Azure distributes the resources evenly across all regions in the Americas to balance global load 💬 A
2. B. The resources run in datacenters inside the chosen region, such as Brazil South, physically close to the viewers ✓ B
3. C. The resources run in the nearest sovereign region, because Brazil South is reserved for government workloads 💬 C
4. D. The physical location is irrelevant, because Azure always runs resources in the region where the subscription was created 💬 D

Reveal answer

Correct answer: The resources run in datacenters inside the chosen region, such as Brazil South, physically close to the viewers

Reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/training/modules/describe-core-architectural-components-of-azure/5-describe-azure-physical-infrastructure