# DRHCPERF01-BP01 Understand your data residency requirements when selecting the platform for your workload
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 Assess your data residency requirements first to guide your workload deployment location. 

 **Desired outcome:** You should understand your data residency requirements in order to decide where to deploy the workload. 

 **Benefits of establishing this best practice:** You can understand how workload location impacts where the data resides. 

 **Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established:** Medium 

## Implementation guidance
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 You should consider all workload requirements when planning hybrid edge configurations, and assess the different services available in [AWS Regions](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/regional-product-services/), [Local Zones](https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/global-infrastructure/localzones/features/), and [Outposts](https://aws.amazon.com/outposts/) to best suit your needs.