Cloud computing venting

[BoredSysAdmin]

I'll try not get too technical on this but bear with me.
So today morning starting about 9 am est Microsft Azure customers (including my company) started to experience issues with services depending on it. The issue is so bad that Microsoft own support team could no
Basically we set up something Single Sign-on with many websites, basically, you don't need yet another username/password to use these. Just use the company provided one. Very convenient.

Apparently the root of the issue with hard down datacenter in Texas due to failed cooling (rumor has it a lightning strike may have damaged the cooling system).
So it's about 1:30 pm and not all systems are not 100% back online. Their own status page is still down. Question is how come a single data center could cause such widespread issues for customers across the entire US and possibly more? Some software architect should be fired for this. If was in change of cloud strategy Azure would slide down a few notches.
It's not about having an outage. It's about eliminating a single point of failure in every aspect of the design of every system. It's about transparency and quickly fixing the issue.

sources:
https://twitter.com/AzureSupport
http://downdetector.com/status/windows-azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/status/

 

[snakeeyes]

I'll try not get too technical on this but bear with me.
So today morning starting about 9 am est Microsft Azure customers (including my company) started to experience issues with services depending on it. The issue is so bad that Microsoft own support team could no
Basically we set up something Single Sign-on with many websites, basically, you don't need yet another username/password to use these. Just use the company provided one. Very convenient.

Apparently the root of the issue with hard down datacenter in Texas due to failed cooling (rumor has it a lightning strike may have damaged the cooling system).
So it's about 1:30 pm and not all systems are not 100% back online. Their own status page is still down. Question is how come a single data center could cause such widespread issues for customers across the entire US and possibly more? Some software architect should be fired for this. If was in change of cloud strategy Azure would slide down a few notches.
It's not about having an outage. It's about eliminating a single point of failure in every aspect of the design of every system. It's about transparency and quickly fixing the issue.

sources:
https://twitter.com/AzureSupport
http://downdetector.com/status/windows-azure
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/status/

Ya AWS has had some nasty outages in the past as well. Dual private data centers is expensive but at least you can control uptime that way. The move to the cloud is a mistake for essential services. It’s great for anything that isn’t a big deal for uptime.

 

[DrPsyche]

The errand of gathering and dealing with your organization's cloud nowadays is so intricate.

 

[chamanrdx]

Hey! I need a cloud platform for managing and storing files. Any recommendations?

 

[carlosmiguez75]

AWS is a good option. It's secure, can scale up if you need it, and works for both small and big projects. Amazon S3 is great for storing files and lets you control access, which is handy for beginners.

 

[panteragstk]

Hey! I need a cloud platform for managing and storing files. Any recommendations?

This is a very old thread. Good idea to start your own.

This is also an audio forum, so there are probably a lot of better places to ask that question.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Hey! I need a cloud platform for managing and storing files. Any recommendations?

It depends on your size. I recently discovered that very small shops can have a NAS and Tailscale, which can replace VPN and all related hassles entirely. Going cloud native is likely more complicated (ie: making it secure). Remember that ANY cloud you go with is only responsible for physical security. All logical security is on you.

 

[jinjuku]

We are full on steam for Azure stack where I'm at. I'm glad I work at the end of things that require on prem solutions.

 

[j_garcia]

We are moving a lot of stuff to Azure. Some of my app servers are still on prem because they perform better and serve only a limited audience.

 

[mtrycrafts]

This is a very old thread. Good idea to start your own.

This is also an audio forum, so there are probably a lot of better places to ask that question.

And it is in the "Steam Vent"
What better place to be.