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 Mishaps Strike Again: Asana Outages & More News

    FEB 28

    Configuration Mishaps Strike Again: Asana Outages & More News

    Outages connected to configuration mishaps were a common theme last year, and we’ve continued to see incidents like these in 2025. Configuration changes triggered two consecutive Asana outages in early February, and configuration or update-related issues may also have contributed to recent disruptions at Barclays, ChatGPT, Jira, and Discord. Tune in to hear The Internet Report’s Mike Hicks unpack these incidents and discuss ways ITOps teams can guard against similar issues. ——— CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro01:06 Asana Outages11:40 ChatGPT Disruption19:34 Barclays Outage21:57 Jira Outage22:59 Discord Outage24:31 By the Numbers30:15 Get in Touch ——— For additional insights, check out The Internet Report’s latest blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-configuration-mishaps-asana-outages?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q3_internetreport_q3fy25ep2_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=fy25q3_internetreport_q3fy25ep2_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.

    31 min
  2. The Show Must Go On: ITOps Lessons From the Events Industry

    JAN 31

    The Show Must Go On: ITOps Lessons From the Events Industry

    What does it take to deliver successful digital experiences at major events like concerts and conferences? With special guest Dominic Hampton—Managing Director at attend2IT—we’ll explore the dynamic world of event IT and key takeaways ITOps teams at enterprise companies can apply to their own events as well as in their day-to-day operations. We’ll also discuss insights from recent incidents that impacted Azure, Microsoft 365, and more. CHAPTERS00:00 Intro01:34 Behind the Scenes of Event IT: Lessons for Enterprise ITOps22:42 Microsoft Azure Incident24:15 Microsoft 365 Disruption25:31 Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud Outage27:22 TikTok’s Shutdown30:41 Get in Touch ——— ABOUT DOMINIC HAMPTONDominic Hampton is the Managing Director of attend2IT, a UK-based company that provides comprehensive IT services for events of all kinds, from music festivals to major corporate conferences. An IT industry veteran, Dom has more than two decades of experience in the space and has worked on events for many leading companies and organizations. Learn more and connect with Dom on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/attend2/ ——— For additional insights, check out the links below: The Internet Report blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-event-it-best-practices?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep6_podcast Webinar: Top Outages of 2024, Explained: Lessons in Digital Resilience: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/na-top-outages-2024-lessons-in-digital-resilience-webinar?utm_source=transistor&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy25q2_internetreport_q2fy25ep6_podcast *NOTE: The discussed Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud outage occurred on January 21, starting at 3:30 PM (UTC), not January 22. ——— 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

    32 min
  3. Configuration Change Trouble & Other 2024 Outage Trends

    JAN 17

    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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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

    Ratings & Reviews

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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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