Your client wants to improve the response time and reliability of their cloud-hosted service for customers spread worldwide. The existing setup consists of a centralized cloud deployment with a growing demand for adherence to regional data protection regulations. Which strategy should you employ as the architect to fulfill these performance and legal requirements?
Expand the deployment within the current data center location and utilize on-premises hardware to handle regional demands.
Distribute resources across strategically located data centers and utilize DNS services featuring traffic routing based on the origin of requests to deliver optimal performance.
Consolidate resources into a single data center with an enhanced network connection to reduce service latency for all users regardless of their location.
Opt for a tightly-clustered infrastructure in the original data center to maximize throughput and processing power for the service.