A company is deploying an application in three AWS Regions using an Application Load Balancer. Amazon Route 53 will distribute traffic across these Regions. Which Route 53 configuration should a solutions architect use to provide the MOST high-performing experience?
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Correct answer: Create an A record with a latency policy..
Why this is the answer
A latency-based routing policy directs users to the AWS Region that provides the lowest latency, offering the most high-performing experience by minimizing network travel time. An A record is appropriate here because it maps a domain name to an IP address, which an Application Load Balancer provides. Geolocation routing directs users based on their geographic location, not necessarily the lowest latency, which might be different. CNAME records map an alias name to another canonical name, which is less direct for an ALB's IP. Failover policies are for disaster recovery, not primary performance optimization. Geoproximity routing is for routing based on the geographic location of resources and users, which is more complex than simply finding the lowest latency path.
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