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A company hosts a public-facing e-commerce website on Azure virtual machines deployed in two Azure regions (East US and West Europe). The company wants to automatically route users to the region that provides the lowest network latency based on their geographic location. The solution must use DNS-based traffic routing and does not require terminating HTTP traffic at the load balancer. Which Azure service should the company use?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.
A
Best answer
Azure Traffic Manager
Correct. Azure Traffic Manager is a DNS-based global traffic load balancer that routes end-user traffic to the nearest regional endpoint based on the configured routing method, such as Performance (lowest latency). It does not terminate HTTP traffic and works at the DNS level.
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Azure Application Gateway
Incorrect. Azure Application Gateway is a regional layer-7 load balancer that terminates HTTP/HTTPS traffic, performs SSL offloading, and can route based on URL paths. It is not designed for global latency-based routing and requires terminating HTTP traffic, which contradicts the requirement.
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Azure Front Door
Incorrect. Azure Front Door is a global layer-7 load balancer and application delivery network that can route based on latency, but it terminates HTTP/HTTPS traffic at the edge. The requirement states that the solution must not require terminating HTTP traffic, making Front Door less suitable than Traffic Manager.
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Azure Load Balancer
Incorrect. Azure Load Balancer is a regional layer-4 load balancer that distributes incoming traffic across virtual machines in the same region. It does not provide global routing based on geographic latency or DNS-level traffic management.
Common exam trap
Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic
NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.
Technical deep dive
How to think about this question
NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.
KKey Concepts to Remember
- Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
- PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
- Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
- NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.
TExam Day Tips
- Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
- Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
- Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.
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FAQ
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What does this AZ-900 question test?
Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
What is the correct answer to this question?
The correct answer is: Azure Traffic Manager — Azure Traffic Manager is a DNS-based global traffic load balancer that can route incoming traffic to the nearest regional endpoint based on the lowest network latency, using the Performance traffic-routing method. It operates at the DNS level, meaning it does not inspect or terminate HTTP traffic. This makes it ideal for global load balancing scenarios where the goal is to minimize latency without adding HTTP-layer processing. Azure Application Gateway and Azure Front Door both operate at the HTTP/HTTPS layer and would terminate traffic, which is not required here. Azure Load Balancer is a regional (not global) layer-4 load balancer and does not offer geographic latency-based routing.
What should I do if I get this AZ-900 question wrong?
Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.
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