Episode description

Load is a fundamental but, at times, challenging variable for networks and operations teams to handle. In the past few weeks, ThousandEyes saw various load-related problems impact organizations including Google Cloud, Front, several Australian banks, and Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Tune in to learn more about what happened during these incidents, as well as hear our commentary on the recent outage impacting AT&T. Use the timestamps below to jump to the sections that most interest you:
 
CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:59 AT&T outage impacts cellular services nationwide
04:40 Australian banks appear to lose online and app-based services for 24 hours
07:46 Google Cloud metadata store faces sudden demand spike
09:19 Front’s “large unexpected increase in web traffic”
10:23 Box experiences outage as third-party network component fails
11:23 Minnesota State University Moorhead’s case study on good visibility
12:44 Outage trends: By the numbers
15:35 Get in touch 

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For more insights, check out these links:

- Explore the Front disruption in the ThousandEyes platform (no login required): https://aczocbxpamiipkdqnaqdedkytwhlfjtw.share.thousandeyes.com?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=na_fy24q3_internetreportpulse30_podcast

- Internet Outages Timeline: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/internet-outages-timeline?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=na_fy24q3_internetreportpulse30_podcast

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