AI-102 Plan and manage an Azure AI solution Practice Question
You are the AI architect for a global e-commerce company. The company uses Azure AI services to power its product recommendation engine. The current solution uses Azure AI Language to extract product attributes from descriptions and Azure AI Search to index and retrieve products. The company is expanding to new markets and must comply with data residency regulations in the European Union and Asia. Additionally, the solution must handle a 10x increase in traffic during holiday sales without downtime. You need to design a solution that meets these requirements. The solution must use Azure AI Language and Azure AI Search. You have the following options: A) Deploy separate Azure AI Language and Azure AI Search resources in each region (EU and Asia) and use Azure Traffic Manager to route users to the nearest region. Use geo-replication for Azure AI Search. B) Deploy a single Azure AI Language resource in the US and use Azure AI Search with geo-replication to handle traffic. Use Azure Front Door for global routing. C) Deploy Azure AI Language resources in each region and use a global Azure AI Search resource with replication. Use Azure Load Balancer to distribute traffic. D) Deploy Azure AI Language and Azure AI Search resources in the US only, and use Azure CDN to cache responses globally. Which option should you choose?
⚠ Common exam trap
A common mix-up: candidates assume a single global resource with geo-replication or caching (Options A, C, D) can satisfy data residency, but they overlook that data processing and storage must both occur within the specific region to comply with regulations, not just be replicated or cached elsewhere.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Deploy separate resources in each region with Traffic Manager and geo-replication.
Deploying separate Azure AI Language and Azure AI Search resources in each region (EU and Asia) ensures compliance with data residency regulations by keeping data within regional boundaries. Azure Traffic Manager routes users to the nearest region for low latency, and geo-replication for Azure AI Search provides high availability and disaster recovery, handling the 10x traffic increase during holiday sales without downtime.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Deploy a single US resource with geo-replication and Front Door.
Why it's wrong here
Data residency violation.
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Deploy separate resources in each region with Traffic Manager and geo-replication.
Why this is correct
Complies with data residency and handles traffic.
- ✗
Deploy US-only resources with CDN caching.
Why it's wrong here
Data residency violation and caching may not suffice.
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Deploy Language in each region with a global Search resource.
Why it's wrong here
Global search may not comply with data residency.
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