Product wants one global index, but some teams need strict data boundaries. How would you reconcile it?

Instruction: Explain how you would balance shared retrieval infrastructure with strict access needs.

Context: Tests how the candidate diagnoses the problem, chooses the safest next step, and reasons through recovery. Explain how you would balance shared retrieval infrastructure with strict access needs.

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I would separate shared infrastructure from shared visibility. A global platform does not require a global retrieval universe. In enterprise settings, data boundaries are part of correctness, not just security hardening.

So I would build one retrieval system with hard tenant and permission enforcement at the access...

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