Default choice of routing preference: traffic is handed onto Microsoft's global network as close to the client as possible, at the nearest point of presence, for optimal performance.
Also called Microsoft global network.
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Terms in this definition
- Routing preference
Decides whether internet clients reach a storage account's public endpoint over Microsoft's network, the default, or via internet routing. The choice affects the network path and egress charges, not access rights.
- AGDLP
Nesting pattern: users go into global groups, which go into domain local groups, which receive the permissions. AGUDLP adds universal groups for forests with several domains.
- POP
A point at the edge of Microsoft's global network through which traffic enters or exits it.
- Performance
Routing method in Traffic Manager that directs users to whichever endpoint offers the lowest latency.