AI-102 Plan and manage an Azure AI solution Practice Question
You are responsible for ensuring that an Azure AI solution complies with data residency requirements. The solution processes personal data from users in the European Union. You must ensure that data does not leave the EU region. Which two actions should you take?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to confuse data encryption with data residency, thinking that encrypting data is sufficient to meet geographic restrictions, when in fact encryption does not control where data is physically stored or processed.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Configure the Azure AI services to disable cross-region replication.
Disabling cross-region replication ensures that data processed by Azure AI services remains within the specified region and is not automatically replicated to another geographic location for redundancy or disaster recovery. This is a critical control for meeting data residency requirements, as it prevents data from leaving the EU region even during failover scenarios.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Use the global Azure AI services endpoint for simplicity.
Why it's wrong here
Global endpoints may route data outside EU.
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Configure the Azure AI services to disable cross-region replication.
Why this is correct
Prevents data from being replicated to other regions.
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Enable data encryption at rest and in transit.
Why it's wrong here
Encryption does not prevent data movement.
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Deploy all Azure AI resources in EU data center regions only.
Why this is correct
Ensures data processing stays within EU.
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Store data in Azure Blob Storage with hot tier.
Why it's wrong here
Storage tier does not affect data residency.
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