CedarHealth must keep patient data and recovery copies in approved locations. It is choosing managed databases and analytics services. What should the architect do before finalizing placement?

1. Assume every service follows the billing account’s postal address.
2. Map all relevant storage, replication, backup, processing, and export paths to the residency requirements.
3. Check only the primary database region and ignore backup destinations.
4. Treat encryption as automatic permission to use any geography.