A parks-and-recreation booking app’s RTO can be met with multi-AZ in one Region. Stakeholders propose active-active in three Regions “for prestige.” What should the cost-aware architect recommend?
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Short Explanation
If one Region’s multi-AZ already meets the stopwatch, don’t buy three houses “for prestige.” Multi-Region is a requirement-driven premium, not a trophy.
Full Explanation
Multi-Region architectures incur replication, transfer, and dual-running costs. When business continuity requirements are satisfied by multi-AZ in one Region, adding active multi-Region paths without RTO/RPO or compliance drivers violates cost optimization for new solutions. Prestige alone is not an architecture requirement.