Locally Redundant Storage (LRS) is popular because it is a very affordable cloud storage option and very resilient to everyday hardware failures. In LRS, your data is stored in multiple copies, but all within a single data center or tightly coupled facility. If a disk or server fails, the platform transparently uses the data from another copy.
However, LRS cannot not protect your cloud data if the data center
Therefore, it is recommended that this type of storage be used for non-critical data or workloads.
For critical data and workload protection, the natural solution is using multi-region and geo-redundant cloud storage option.
They distribute critical workloads across multiple regions. This means your data and services are duplicated across data centers in different geographic regions so that a whole region can fail but your data and system still runs.
Although, reduces the risk of a single provider or country becoming a single point of failure. This storage option is very expensive and is only an option to organizations with deep pockets.
There is another way to ensure a high level of data protection without breaking the bank.
A secure, reliable, and most importantly, an affordable data protection solution is to have an independent backup of your critical cloud data, with your backup data stored on multiple storage platforms, preferably in different countries and regions to ensure data resilience.
Furthermore, the only way to 100% guarantee you always retain 24×7 access and full ownership and control of your critical cloud data is to include a backup to local physical storage that you manage for total peace of mind.