Sometimes you need to route a user to a specific region, taking into consideration its location. There are multiple reasons to do so, for example:
- Legal requirements
- Content localization
- Serving an application from a server that is the closest one taking distance into consideration
Do remember that a region that is closest to a user may not be the best one regarding network latency. Do not overuse this routing method to achieve the best user experience.
When using the Geographic routing method, you assign regions to configured endpoints:
| Server | Regions |
| Server A | France |
| Server B | Asia |
| Server C | World |
Now to route a user to the proper server, Azure Traffic Manager tries to determine its location by ...
