US Patent 10942827 Replication of data in a geographically distributed storage environment

Described herein, system that facilitates replication of data in a geographically distributed storage environment. According to an embodiment, a system can comprise storing a first data chunk at a first site of a first region in a geographically diverse data storage system, determining a second region in the geographically diverse data storage system for storage of a first copy of the first data chunk, wherein the first copy is stored at a second site located within the second region, and determining a third region in the geographically diverse data storage system for storage of a second copy of the first data chunk, wherein the second copy is stored at a third site located within the third region.