outages
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‘We Experienced Unexpected Complications’: The Language Of Twitter Outages
Twitter was down for three-quarters of an hour this morning (meaning dedicated Twitter users had nowhere to complain about Twitter being unavailable). Twitter’s explanation for what happened is a reminder that no deployment is immune from unexpected problems — and also a nifty example of how to understate those issues.
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Handle Internet Outages Like A Pro With These Three Backup Plans
When your internet goes out, it can be anything from a mild inconvenience to a productivity-destroying nightmare. Before the next outage happens, have these backup plans in place so you don’t have to scramble at the last minute.
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Click Frenzy Apologises For Utterly Predictable Server Crash
Yeah, we told you this would happen. As soon as it launched at 7pm yesterday, the Click Frenzy ‘Cyber Tuesday’ sale site was entirely inaccessible or unusably slow for most people, a situation that persisted for hours in many cases. Combine that with a so-so selection of bargains and it seems clear that while we’re…
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Ten Things We Can Learn From #TelstraOutage
So Telstra suffered a Dodo-induced outage yesterday, millions of Australians were temporarily internet-free, and those who weren’t were bombarded with messages on Twitter and Facebook about what went wrong. Normal service has been restored, but there are lessons for everyone from the experience, whether or not you’re a Telstra customer.