AT&T Outage and Disruptions at Google Cloud, Front, and More

Published: March 4, 2024, 6:36 p.m.

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.\n\nTune 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:\u2028\n\nCHAPTERS:\n00:00 Intro\n00:59 AT&T outage impacts cellular services nationwide\n04:40 Australian banks appear to lose online and app-based services for 24 hours\n07:46 Google Cloud metadata store faces sudden demand spike\n09:19 Front\u2019s \u201clarge unexpected increase in web traffic\u201d\n10:23 Box experiences outage as third-party network component fails\n11:23 Minnesota State University Moorhead\u2019s case study on good visibility\n12:44 Outage trends: By the numbers\n15:35 Get in touch\xa0\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\n\nFor more insights, check out these links:\n\n- Explore the Front disruption in the ThousandEyes platform (no login required): https://aczocbxpamiipkdqnaqdedkytwhlfjtw.share.thousandeyes.com?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=na_fy24q3_internetreportpulse30_podcast\n\n- Internet Outages Timeline: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/internet-outages-timeline?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=na_fy24q3_internetreportpulse30_podcast\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\n\nWant to get in touch?\n\nIf you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on X: https://twitter.com/thousandeyes\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\n\nABOUT THE INTERNET REPORT:\nThis is the Internet Report, a podcast uncovering what\u2019s working and what\u2019s breaking on the Internet\u2014and why.\xa0\n\nTune in every other week for the Pulse Update series to hear from the Internet experts at ThousandEyes as they share the latest data on ISP outages, public cloud provider network outages, collaboration app network outages, and more.\xa0\n\nThen, the hosts dig into the most interesting outage events from the prior week, examining popular service outages and discussing what went awry\u2014was it the Internet, or an application issue?\n\nCatch all the episodes on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform:\n\n- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-report/id1506984526\n\n- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ADFvqAtgsbYwk4JiZFqHQ?si=00e9c4b53aff4d08&nd=1&dlsi=eab65c9ea39d4773\n\n- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ciscopodcastnetwork/sets/the-internet-report