Comments on: Random outages hitting Google http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/ Tracking the Internet Evolution Sun, 12 Oct 2008 12:19:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: » In software services we trust? | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86545 » In software services we trust? | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com Tue, 22 May 2007 23:16:34 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86545 <p>[...] (see below). Yahoo Mail also had a recent outage that affected up to 750,000 users. Google has had recent outages for some of its [...]</p> [...] (see below). Yahoo Mail also had a recent outage that affected up to 750,000 users. Google has had recent outages for some of its [...]

]]> By: Anja Minkenberg http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86543 Anja Minkenberg Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:57:11 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86543 <p>Master Plan is a movie about the power of Google . Everyone knows Google, everyone uses it s various services …</p> Master Plan is a movie about the power of Google . Everyone knows Google, everyone uses it s various services …

]]> By: ernest http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86541 ernest Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:19:35 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86541 <p>nah, just have patience on google, all data is replicated three times, may be more, there is no chance to loose data, I m a user of google services since almost the begining and sometimes happen that I wave to wait a little for something, but hey! is almost free! and even the advertisement is subject text focused/oriented. I don't know what else can i ask , it's like a heaven for me.</p> nah, just have patience on google, all data is replicated three times, may be more, there is no chance to loose data, I m a user of google services since almost the begining and sometimes happen that I wave to wait a little for something, but hey! is almost free! and even the advertisement is subject text focused/oriented. I don’t know what else can i ask , it’s like a heaven for me.

]]> By: Rick http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86539 Rick Sat, 03 Feb 2007 17:57:05 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86539 <p>This is very ironic. Today, I ventured into using Google Groups for the first time for a school project. It wouldn't let me type anything on a Page. After researching and frustration, I gave up. Decided it was poor software or I didn't know what I was doing.</p> <p>So I then tried Google Notebook. Same thing. It wouldn't let me type any notes in the program. I decided Google was screwed up, bad!</p> <p>Then I remembered this headliner on Om's blog. Apparently Google is screwed up bad. Not a good experience today with Google. I'm quickly losing confidence in these PH'D's.</p> This is very ironic. Today, I ventured into using Google Groups for the first time for a school project. It wouldn’t let me type anything on a Page. After researching and frustration, I gave up. Decided it was poor software or I didn’t know what I was doing.

So I then tried Google Notebook. Same thing. It wouldn’t let me type any notes in the program. I decided Google was screwed up, bad!

Then I remembered this headliner on Om’s blog. Apparently Google is screwed up bad. Not a good experience today with Google. I’m quickly losing confidence in these PH’D’s.

]]> By: RYK http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86537 RYK Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:30:09 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86537 <p>Google News was down for a full hour day before yesterday… their custom error page came up when you went to the site. Then when it came back, all stories were mnimised, so had to expand them all. Nothing major and definetly nothing unacceptable.</p> <p>Just shows what high standards we have set for Google that even a minor outages become talking points. My Windows freezes more ofetn than outages from Google. Turly a remarkable company Google.</p> Google News was down for a full hour day before yesterday… their custom error page came up when you went to the site. Then when it came back, all stories were mnimised, so had to expand them all. Nothing major and definetly nothing unacceptable.

Just shows what high standards we have set for Google that even a minor outages become talking points. My Windows freezes more ofetn than outages from Google. Turly a remarkable company Google.

]]> By: simon http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86535 simon Sat, 03 Feb 2007 12:12:06 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86535 <p>Since the beginning of this year, I've noticed that Google services seem to be going down more and more.</p> <p>In the UK when I access Gmail I've noticed that I've been unable to access it usually at least once a day.</p> <p>I wonder why this is happening?</p> Since the beginning of this year, I’ve noticed that Google services seem to be going down more and more.

In the UK when I access Gmail I’ve noticed that I’ve been unable to access it usually at least once a day.

I wonder why this is happening?

]]> By: Yohay http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86533 Yohay Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:54:55 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86533 <p>Google Analytics is back. The data from the past day and a half suddenly appeared. The data matches my other statistics and the normal load on my blog. I tend to believe that there was a problem with presenting the data, rather than collecting it, so no data was lost.</p> Google Analytics is back. The data from the past day and a half suddenly appeared. The data matches my other statistics and the normal load on my blog. I tend to believe that there was a problem with presenting the data, rather than collecting it, so no data was lost.

]]> By: Visible.Mobi http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86531 Visible.Mobi Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:28:29 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86531 <p>Does Google outsource its software development ?</p> Does Google outsource its software development ?

]]> By: paul http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86529 paul Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:47:10 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86529 <p>what are everyone's google contingency plans? </p> <p>i think everyone can imagine the nightmare scenario where google 'accidentally looses your data' or prevents you from logging in. in fact, this can happen with any 3rd party hosted service.</p> what are everyone’s google contingency plans?

i think everyone can imagine the nightmare scenario where google ‘accidentally looses your data’ or prevents you from logging in. in fact, this can happen with any 3rd party hosted service.

]]> By: ggwfung http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86515 ggwfung Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:38:42 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86515 <p>the pitfalls of outsourcing your software.</p> <p>I wonder what happened to all those multiply redundant servers?</p> <p>ggw</p> the pitfalls of outsourcing your software.

I wonder what happened to all those multiply redundant servers?

ggw

]]> By: Gaurav Shrivastava http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86517 Gaurav Shrivastava Fri, 02 Feb 2007 23:19:16 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86517 <p>gmail too was giving problem few days back.. where we were getting mails 1/2hr late.</p> gmail too was giving problem few days back..
where we were getting mails 1/2hr late.

]]> By: dwlt http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86521 dwlt Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:55:24 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86521 <p>Worse than that, some people's Google Talk buddy lists have been completely wiped: http://dwlt.net/archives/2007/01/31/GoogleTalkBuddyListAWOL</p> <p>All that's come out of Google so far is that their engineers are looking into it.</p> Worse than that, some people’s Google Talk buddy lists have been completely wiped: (link)

All that’s come out of Google so far is that their engineers are looking into it.

]]> By: Yohay http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86519 Yohay Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:23:18 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86519 <p>I can add my experience:</p> <p>I don't get any data on Google Analytics in the last 24 hours.</p> I can add my experience:

I don’t get any data on Google Analytics in the last 24 hours.

]]> By: gz http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86523 gz Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:03:02 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86523 <p>Brief outages fairly common on many of these Google services. Brief but common. Good example of how we often over engineer and over emphasize availability (e.g. six 9s as a common benchmark in telco world) and reliability. The Google services generally have better adoption rates than their Yahoo counterparts, even though Yahoo has been much more reliable. Why? Other than certain corner cases, we usually trade a few nines for features and functionality that we use constantly.</p> Brief outages fairly common on many of these Google services. Brief but common. Good example of how we often over engineer and over emphasize availability (e.g. six 9s as a common benchmark in telco world) and reliability. The Google services generally have better adoption rates than their Yahoo counterparts, even though Yahoo has been much more reliable. Why? Other than certain corner cases, we usually trade a few nines for features and functionality that we use constantly.

]]> By: Om Malik http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86525 Om Malik Fri, 02 Feb 2007 20:54:23 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86525 <p>no i asked the pr peeps about what is going on - so we can get some clarity.</p> no i asked the pr peeps about what is going on - so we can get some clarity.

]]> By: steve http://gigaom.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86527 steve Fri, 02 Feb 2007 20:51:46 +0000 http://gigaom.wordpress.com/2007/02/02/random-outages-hitting-google/#comment-86527 <p>so you mean to sat that google employees email you when things go bad ?</p> so you mean to sat that google employees email you when things go bad ?

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