Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Oct 20
Google Mitigates London Cloud Outage as UK Services Target 2 p.m. BST Recovery
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Oct 20

Google Mitigates London Cloud Outage as UK Services Target 2 p.m. BST Recovery

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 20

Summary

  • Google said the "power event" disrupting its London-based cloud operations has been mitigated, with signs that affected UK services are being restored.
  • A full recovery of existing workloads is tentatively due by Tuesday at 06:00 UTC, or 2 p.m. BST in the UK.
  • The disruption stemmed from a power-related incident at Google's London cloud operations, which had caused widespread service problems across the UK.

Insights

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