Geographic Data Center Diversity

This question asks if your main and backup data centers are located far apart from each other. It's like storing backup files in a different building than your originals - if a flood, earthquake, or power grid failure affects one location, the other remains operational. Geographic diversity protects against regional disasters.

Geographic diversity is your insurance against catastrophic regional events that could otherwise end your business. Natural disasters, power grid failures, and regional internet outages can't take you offline when data centers are properly separated. This capability is often mandatory for enterprise contracts, government compliance, and cyber insurance coverage - without it, you're excluded from major market opportunities.

Companies often place 'redundant' data centers in the same metro area or power grid, leaving them vulnerable to regional events. Another mistake is having geographically diverse locations but not replicating data in real-time, making failover slow or causing data loss.