Determining available remote storages in a network to use to replicate a file based on a geographical requirement with respect to the file

A method for replicating a file to a remote storage in a network, comprising:

• providing a file, a unique identifier for the file, an indication of where the file was created, and a repository location indicating locations in remote storages where the file has been replicated;
• in response to determining that available remote storages do not satisfy both a geographical location requirement at which to replicate the file and a replication requirement indicating a minimum number of remote storages at which to replicate the file, performing:
• replicating the file to each available remote storage that satisfies the geographical location requirement;
• determining a remaining number of replications comprising the minimum number of remote storages minus a number of available remote storages to which the file is replicated;
• and
• configuring at least one additional remote storage for the remaining number of replications to satisfy the geographical location requirement for replicating the file.