Local Redundancy

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Definition

Storing multiple copies of data within a single data center or location for protection against hardware failures. Like keeping spare parts in your workshop in case something breaks.

Real-World Example

A database keeps 3 copies of data on different storage devices in the same data center to survive disk failures.

Cloud Provider Equivalencies

These services provide local redundancy by storing multiple copies of data within the same data center to protect against hardware failures.

AWS
Amazon S3 Standard
AZ
Azure LRS (Locally Redundant Storage)
GCP
Google Cloud Standard Storage
OCI
OCI Standard Storage

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