Inside the Fastly outage: a firm reminder on Internet redundancy
We rely on CDNs - you need to be aware of this and plan what to do if they fail you
We rely on CDNs - you need to be aware of this and plan what to do if they fail you
A lot of the stuff people want to do at the Edge is already being done
Applications are easier to build, but their complexity is increasing. A Google outage can take down entire networks
With edge data centers, operators could end up running thousands of sites, and most won't be staffed full-time. Who will be making sure that the UPS remains fully functional?
Dealing with the actual destruction is just the first step...
After the disastrous fire at OVHcloud in Strasbourg, we need information on the risk
OVHcloud was known as a bold innovator. When the cause of the SBG2 fire in Strasbourg is finally revealed, this may be a factor
Just because it's unlikely doesn't mean it won't happen
Power problems are no longer the top cause of outages
As many of us continue to work remotely, outages have become more frequent and more acute
Although the system is resilient, there have been some alarming staff shortages
The big dangers - and how to manage them
As Internet traffic has increased and databases have become more outdated, the importance of routing validation has increased
The US Government Accountability Office recently issued a report in which it documented 34 IT outages from 2015 through 2017 that affected 11 of the 12 selected domestic US airlines included in the report
There are a range of varying claims to BGP visibility or monitoring out there, terms which are themselves quite vague
Explaining Cloudflare's major outage
Three approaches to determine the impact of changing a script
When data is unavailable, lost or unprotected, there’s a huge price to pay
A simple error can dramatically alter the service delivery landscape in the Internet
What we saw when Google went down, and how you should think about resiliency and visibility as you move into the cloud
Linking data center failures to organizational dysfunction and a lack of diversity
MySpace doesn’t make headlines too often these days — and its most recent appearance in the news was for all the wrong reasons
An effective disaster recovery plan is all about the details
The world’s most successful companies all have something in common – agility