The Internet Report

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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.

  1. Configuration Change Trouble & Other 2024 Outage Trends

    3 DAYS AGO

    Configuration Change Trouble & Other 2024 Outage Trends

    Configuration changes played an outsized role 2024 outages. Tune in to hear more about this and other outage trends—and learn how ITOps teams should plan accordingly in the year ahead. We’ll also share insights from recent incidents at OpenAI and Google Cloud’s Pub/Sub, and dive deeper into a degradation incident that Netflix experienced at the end of 2024. Read on to learn more, or use the chapters below to jump to the sections that most interest you. CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:58 Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Outages Continue To Rise 01:52 Accidental Misconfigurations Trending for Clouds and Apps07:10 OpenAI Outage09:55 Google Cloud’s Pub/Sub Disruption14:47 Lessons From a Netflix Incident18:57 Recent Outage Trends: By the Numbers21:01 Get in Touch ——— For additional insights, check out the links below: - The Internet Report blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-configuration-change-outages?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep5_podcast - 2024 Outage Trends Solidify; Plus OpenAI & Meta Outages: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-2024-outage-trends-openai-meta-outages?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep5_podcast - Netflix Broadcast Disruption: Lessons for Major Live Events: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/netflix-disruption-analysis-november-15-2024?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep5_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=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep5_podcast  ——— 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 InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on LinkedIn or X at @thousandeyes

    22 min
  2. 2024 Outage Trends Solidify; Plus OpenAI & Meta Outages

    12/20/2024

    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. ——— CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro00:49 Outage Trends Across 202407:37 OpenAI Outage13:10 Meta Outage18:48 Get in Touch  ——— 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=transistor&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=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep4_podcast  ——— 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 InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on LinkedIn and X at @thousandeyes

    20 min
  3. DigitalOcean, Reddit Outages & Worldline’s IT Perturbations

    12/14/2024

    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. ——— CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro00:50 Reddit Server Errors04:33 Issues for Microsoft 36509:42 DigitalOcean’s Network Issues10:52 Worldline’s Payment “Perturbations”12:40 Outage Trends: By the Numbers15:06 Get in Touch   ——— For additional insights, check out this week’s The Internet Report blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-digitalocean-reddit-outages?utm_source=transistor&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=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep3_podcast   ——— 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 InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on LinkedIn or X at @thousandeyes

    16 min
  4. Talking Proactive Optimization, ChatGPT Issues & More

    11/27/2024

    Talking Proactive Optimization, ChatGPT Issues & More

    Powerful things happen when ITOps teams move beyond a break-fix approach and lean into proactive optimization.  Instead of just responding to issues as they occur, when teams have independent visibility into their end-to-end service delivery chain, they can proactively identify possible areas for optimization and improvement. For example, streamlining one small part of a complex process could shave seconds off the total transaction time; do this for every part of the process, and the efficiency savings can quickly add up. In recent weeks, it appeared OpenAI’s ChatGPT may have been undergoing this type of optimization, as we observed material improvements in page load times and some evidence suggesting possible configuration changes and re-architecture in the pursuit of performance improvements. Read on to learn more about what we saw at ChatGPT, as well as insights from incidents at companies including Grammarly, Bluesky, and Netflix, or use the chapters below to jump to the sections that most interest you. CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:48 ChatGPT Disruptions08:17 Grammarly Issue10:59 Netflix Issues12:09 Bluesky Disruptions13:26 Salesforce Outage14:50 Verizon Fios Disruption16:14 Outage Trends: By the Numbers18:36 Get in Touch ——— For additional insights on understanding and proactively optimizing digital experiences, read this eBook:  https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/guide-to-next-generation-assurance-ebook?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep2_podcast   ——— 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 InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes

    19 min
  5. DORA & ITOps Best Practices; Plus BMO, Google Outages

    11/08/2024

    DORA & ITOps Best Practices; Plus BMO, Google Outages

    The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) goes into effect on January 17, 2025, and financial institutions serving the EU will need to meet an enhanced set of requirements related to risk management, network resilience, and incident reporting. While DORA is directly applicable to EU financial institutions, it prompts important discussions about resilience and ensuring digital experiences that are relevant for all IT operations teams, regardless of industry or region. Tune in to the podcast to hear The Internet Report team and special guest Bernie Clairmont, Product Solution Architect at ThousandEyes, dive deeper into DORA. As usual, we’ll also unpack recent outages from the last few weeks, examining the DDoS attacks against the Internet Archive as well as some power and cooling problems at Google Cloud. We’ll also revisit a previous Azure outage and discuss the latest global outage numbers. ———  CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro01:20 DORA: What ITOps Teams Need to Know18:38 BMO Disruption21:16 Incident Retrospective: Azure Virtual Desktop Outage25:00 Google Cloud Outage27:47 Internet Archive Outage29:35 Get in Touch  ——— For more insights, check out the links below: - The Internet Report Blog: DORA & ITOps Best Practices; Plus BMO, Google Outages: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-dora-itops-best-practices?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep1_podcast - White Paper: ThousandEyes and the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA): https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/digital-operational-resillience-act-dora-white-paper?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep1_podcast - Blog: Introducing Adaptive API Monitoring: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/introducing-adaptive-api-monitoring?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep1_podcast ——— 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 InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes

    30 min
  6. Let’s Talk Status Pages & Salesforce, Microsoft Outages

    10/25/2024

    Let’s Talk Status Pages & Salesforce, Microsoft Outages

    A recent Salesforce outage highlighted the limitations of status pages and the importance of considering a variety of data points when identifying the source of an outage. Tune in to hear The Internet Report team discuss what happened and why. They’ll also share insights from a recent Microsoft Outlook outage and cover the latest Internet outage trends. Listen now or use the chapters below to jump to the sections that most interest you. CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:48 Salesforce Outage10:00 Microsoft Outlook Outage14:43 Outage Trends: By the Numbers17:22 Get in Touch  ——— For additional insights, check out the latest Internet Report blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-salesforce-microsoft-outage?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=na_fy25q1_internetreport_q1fy25ep6_podcast And for more on troubleshooting digital experiences across owned and unowned networks, watch this webinar featuring The Internet Report’s Mike Hicks: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/apjc-troubleshooting-digital-experiences-across-owned-unowned-networks-webinar?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=na_fy25q1_internetreport_q1fy25ep6_podcast  ——— 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 InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes

    18 min
  7. ServiceNow, Microsoft & Workday Outages, Explained

    10/04/2024

    ServiceNow, Microsoft & Workday Outages, Explained

    A recent certificate problem impacted ServiceNow, and other issues prevented users from accessing key cloud services including Microsoft 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, and Workday. Tune in to hear what happened during these incidents and a separate data center fire that caused a Reliance Jio outage for customers across multiple areas of India. Listen now or use the chapters below to jump to the sections that most interest you. CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:59 ServiceNow Outage03:20 Microsoft 365 Outage04:35 Azure Virtual Desktop Outage05:50 Workday Outage09:39 Reliance Jio Outage13:06 Outage Trends: By the Numbers15:16 Get in Touch  ——— For more insights, check out The Internet Report blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-workday-outage-access-issues?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=na_fy25q1_internetreport_q1fy25ep5_podcast ——— 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 InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes

    16 min
  8. Managing Traffic During Peak Demand; Plus, Microsoft, Akamai Outages

    09/21/2024

    Managing Traffic During Peak Demand; Plus, Microsoft, Akamai Outages

    During high-traffic seasons like Black Friday or a much-anticipated product launch, maintaining good digital experiences for customers is vital. We’ve all heard tales of floods of eager shoppers crashing a website during a major sale—leaving them unable to make their coveted purchases. To guard against a breakdown like this during high-traffic periods, companies sometimes use various traffic management strategies such as digital waiting rooms. In this episode, The Internet Report team discusses the pros and cons of traffic management and looks at the different techniques used by ticketing platforms for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour concerts. They also cover an AT&T issue that impacted Microsoft, as well as disruptions at Akamai, Alibaba Cloud, and Cloudflare. Listen to the full episode now or use the chapters below to skip to the sections that most interest you. CHAPTERS00:00 Intro00:54 Oasis Reunion Ticket Issues10:16 Microsoft Outage13:00 Akamai Outage14:40 Alibaba Cloud Outage16:28 Cloudflare Incident17:40 Outage Trends: By the Numbers18:40 Get in Touch ——— For more insights, check out The Internet Report blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-traffic-management-microsoft-outage?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=na_fy25q1_internetreport_q1fy25ep4_podcast ——— 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 InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes

    19 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    ThousandEyes
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    106
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 ThousandEyes

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