Why might a GCP customer use resources in several regions around the world?

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Question: Why might a GCP customer use resources in several zones within a region?

• To bring their applications closer to users around the world, and for improved fault tolerance
• To improve security

Correct answer: To bring their applications closer to users around the world, and for improved fault tolerance

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