Outage stories - Page 2
IPI launches ElasticCX Service Recovery for contact centres
Fri, 26th Jul 2024
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uc
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
IPI unveils ElasticCX Service Recovery, a cloud-based solution aimed at enhancing Contact Centre resilience against IT outages, security breaches, and planned upgrades.
Microsoft Azure outage causes global disruption across industries
Mon, 22nd Jul 2024
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supply chain
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ai security
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cybersecurity
The Microsoft Azure outage, triggered by a faulty CrowdStrike update, disrupted banking, aviation, and healthcare globally, highlighting cybersecurity flaws.
Internet outages cost companies up to USD $10 million monthly
Fri, 5th Jul 2024
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uc
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dr
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cx
Catchpoint's inaugural Internet Resilience Report reveals outages costing businesses up to USD $10 million monthly, underscoring internet reliability's critical role.
New Relic report underscores rising observability in IT, telecoms
Wed, 29th May 2024
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uc
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network infrastructure
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edge computing
New Relic's latest report reveals that 43% of IT and telecom professionals attribute observability's growing importance to AI adoption, with 56% favouring a single observability platform.
Cirata unveils MultiSite tool to boost global code collaboration
Thu, 23rd May 2024
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uc
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dr
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risk & compliance
Cirata has launched an enhanced version of its Gerrit MultiSite solution, improving global development team collaboration by streamlining data replication.
Roq underscores importance of tech maintenance to prevent B2C outages
Fri, 3rd May 2024
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digital transformation
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cx
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martech
Engineering firm Roq highlights urgent need for increased investment in technology maintenance, amid rising tech failures and outages affecting B2C platforms.
Businesses caught underprepared for Active Directory outages, Cayosoft reveals
Mon, 19th Feb 2024
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devops
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apm
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software development
A recent report by Cayosoft shows a lack of preparedness for Active Directory outages, potentially costing companies millions per day and risking severe operational disruption.
How eCommerce and fintech firms are leveraging the power of AI-enabled data centres
Fri, 5th Jan 2024
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uc
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data analytics
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fintech
Ecommerce and fintech firms tap into the potential of AI-enabled data centres, harnessing GPU-powered servers to enhance data processing, bolster fraud detection, and streamline payment systems.
Blue Wireless joins Connectbase for easier global wireless connectivity
Mon, 11th Dec 2023
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connectivity
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outage
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open access
Blue Wireless has joined Connectbase to provide instant pricing and global service availability, enhancing wireless connectivity solutions.
'The future of data centres: On-prem AI & sustainability on the horizon'
Tue, 5th Dec 2023
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public cloud
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aiops
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llms
On-prem AI and sustainable practices to redefine data centre functionality by 2024, predicts Juniper's Perry Sui.
Venafi forecasts rise of '1000x developer' & hacker threats
Thu, 30th Nov 2023
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virtualisation
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supply chain
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open source
Venafi warns of the rise of '1000x developer' and '1000x hacker' threats in 2024, fuelled by burgeoning AI innovations and cloud native vulnerabilities.
Kyndryl teams up with Dynatrace to enhance business insights offering
Thu, 2nd Nov 2023
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cx
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martech
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partner programmes
Kyndryl forges global alliance with Dynatrace to amplify its business insights offering, enhancing customers' outcomes.
Veeam names Dustin Driggs as new CFO
Wed, 22nd Feb 2023
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data protection
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ransomware
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pwc
Veeam, the global leader in modern data protection, appoints Dustin Driggs as new CFO, bringing in over 30 years of experience in multinational businesses.
Technologists need better visibility into IT performance to avoid more high profile outages
Tue, 7th Dec 2021
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outage
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opinion
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cisco appdynamics
'If it can happen to Facebook, it could happen to us.' This will be the concern in IT departments all over the world.
Report: Organisations must be proactive, not reactive when it comes to security
Mon, 1st Nov 2021
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advanced persistent threat protection
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risk & compliance
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outage
83% of companies suffer business damage during the first day of an IT outage, according to new research from Netenrich.
UPDATED: IT systems down at Waikato Hospital & DHB, 'cybersecurity incident' confirmed
Wed, 19th May 2021
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
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outage
Waikato Hospital has this morning begun turning outpatients away from scheduled bookings after a major outage affecting its IT and phone systems.
Top internet outages of 2019 - ThousandEyes
Wed, 15th Jan 2020
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firewalls
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ddos
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network infrastructure
The most significant of these outages took place over the northern hemisphere summer and disrupted nearly every top tech company in some fashion.
Two key ways to prevent data centre outages
Fri, 5th Jul 2019
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edge computing
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outage
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modular data centre
Power loss is still causing significant problems within the industry, according to more than 1600 operators and IT practitioners surveyed.
Azure outage postmortem: Microsoft reveals what happened and why
Wed, 12th Sep 2018
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devops
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Headlines around the world have been shouting about Azure's outage - here's MIcrosoft's postmortem on the matter.
Anatomy of an outage: Understanding the lifecycle of downtime
Thu, 19th Apr 2018
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dr
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cloud services
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business continuity
Businesses face high costs and risks with outages, impacting operations and reputation; understanding all stages is key.