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2024 Outage Trends Solidify; Plus OpenAI & Meta Outages
With nearly a year of data available, the topline outage trends for 2024 are coming into focus. Tune in to see what the numbers are showing.
The Internet Report team will discuss how Internet service provider (ISP) outage numbers are continuing to increase, while cloud service provider (CSP) outages are also becoming more frequent, indicating a changing landscape in service reliability. They’ll also unpack the recent OpenAI and Meta outages.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:49 Outage Trends Across 2024
07:37 OpenAI Outage
13:10 Meta Outage
18:48 Get in Touch
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For additional insights, check out The Internet Report's latest blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-2024-outage-trends-openai-meta-outages?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep4_podcast
And join our upcoming webinar, “Top Outages of 2024, Explained: Lessons in Digital Resilience.” We’ll unpack notable outages and performance degradations of 2024 and share lessons IT Operations teams can take away from these incidents to strengthen their digital resilience: https://www.thousandeyes.com/webinars/na-top-outages-2024-lessons-in-digital-resilience?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep4_podcast
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Want to get in touch?
If you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at [email protected]. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes
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ABOUT THE INTERNET REPORT
This is The Internet Report, a podcast uncovering what’s working and what’s breaking on the Internet—and why.
Tune in to hear ThousandEyes’ Internet experts dig into some of the most interesting outage events from the past couple weeks, discussing what went awry—was it the Internet, or an application issue?
Plus, learn about the latest trends in ISP outages, cloud network outages, collaboration network outages, and more.
Catch all the episodes on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform:
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-report/id1506984526
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ADFvqAtgsbYwk4JiZFqHQ?si=00e9c4b53aff4d08&nd=1&dlsi=eab65c9ea39d4773
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ciscopodcastnetwork/sets/the-internet-report
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19:48
DigitalOcean, Reddit Outages & Worldline’s IT Perturbations
The past few weeks are somewhat of a representative sample of 2024 from an outage perspective, with connectivity issues and updates at the root of the four recent incidents.
Both DigitalOcean and real-time payments provider Worldline experienced connectivity issues to data centers that made services unreachable. Meanwhile, Microsoft and Reddit encountered problems following changes to their systems that appeared to have unexpected user impacts and had to be rolled back.
Tune in to hear The Internet Report team unpack these incidents and discuss the latest outage trends.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Reddit Server Errors
04:33 Issues for Microsoft 365
09:42 DigitalOcean’s Network Issues
10:52 Worldline’s Payment “Perturbations”
12:40 Outage Trends: By the Numbers
15:06 Get in Touch
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For additional insights, check out this week’s The Internet Report blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-digitalocean-reddit-outages?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep3_podcast
And to learn more about how to deliver seamless digital experiences in a distributed IT landscape, read this eBook: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/guide-to-next-generation-assurance-ebook?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep3_podcast
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Want to get in touch?
If you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at [email protected]. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes
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ABOUT THE INTERNET REPORT
This is The Internet Report, a podcast uncovering what’s working and what’s breaking on the Internet—and why.
Tune in to hear ThousandEyes’ Internet experts dig into some of the most interesting outage events from the past couple weeks, discussing what went awry—was it the Internet, or an application issue?
Plus, learn about the latest trends in ISP outages, cloud network outages, collaboration network outages, and more.
Catch all the episodes on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform:
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-report/id1506984526
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ADFvqAtgsbYwk4JiZFqHQ?si=00e9c4b53aff4d08&nd=1&dlsi=eab65c9ea39d4773
- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ciscopodcastnetwork/sets/the-internet-report
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15:43
The Impact of Cisco Foundation with John Rivers
In this episode, Gladys Kline sits down with John Rivers, Global VP for Service Sales at Cisco and Trustee for the Cisco Foundation. John shares inspiring stories from his family's rich history, his career journey, and his passion for giving back. Tune in for an engaging discussion on resilience, mentorship, and making an impact through service and sustainability.
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52:55
Small Business, Big Solutions: Focusing on the Future of SMBs
New titles, technologies and routes to market. The partner space that serves small and medium businesses is rapidly evolving. From shifting investments to OpEx, adopting AI and incorporating managed services there is a lot to learn, let alone master.
For a look into what the future holds for both partners and customers, Ian is joined by Chris Caprio, CEO of Focus Technologies, a top SMB partner of Cisco.
Learn more about Cisco's solutions for SMBs: https://www.cisco.com/c/en_uk/solutions/small-business.html
View Focus Technologies' solutions here: https://www.focustsi.com/services-solutions/
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24:36
Talking the growing and evolving Cisco Partner ecosystem with Rodney Clark.
At Cisco, partnerships aren't merely a business transaction — they hinge on personal connections that have been cultivated over time. AB sits down with Rodney Clark, Cisco's SVP, Partnerships and Small & Medium Businesses, to chat about the ever-evolving partner ecosystem at Cisco. This great conversation dives into topics such as streamlining the partner experience, the shift from products to outcomes, the role of AI in driving better end-user experiences, and much more.
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