Benefits of keeping all services in the same region

tsuzuki-s 60 Reputation points
2024-06-13T06:45:06.0233333+00:00

I am building a RAG system using Azure OpenAI, AI Search, and Storage Account. Since I want to use gpt-4o, I need to select a relevant region for OpenAI such as westus or eastus. What are the benefits of keeping all three services, including AI Search and Storage Account, in the same region (i.e., westus, eastus, etc.)? The documents to be loaded are PDFs and are not highly important.

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  1. Adharsh Santhanam 2,320 Reputation points
    2024-06-13T06:58:16.9466667+00:00

    Hello @tsuzuki-s There are some important benefits that you'll be able to realize by keeping all the resources in the same region. Some of them include:

    1. Latency and Performance - By placing all services in the same region, you reduce network latency which can be really important for real-time applications or services that require low latency
    2. Data Residency - When services are in the same region, data remains within that geographical location. This can be crucial for compliance with data protection regulations or organizational policies
    3. High Availability - Deploying services in the same region allows you to take advantage of Azure Availability Zones which provide redundancy and failover capabilities.
    4. Simplified Networking - Services in the same region can communicate over Azure's high-speed, low-latency backbone network without traversing the public internet. This simplifies networking and improves security
    5. Cost Efficiency - Data transfer between services within the same region is typically free or has minimal cost. If you have services in different regions, data transfer costs can add up

    Here's a good read in case you haven't looked into already - https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/cloud-adoption-framework/ready/azure-setup-guide/regions

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