Google details the root cause behind the recent outage that caused Google Cloud to lose a third of its traffic, which affected Snapchat and YouTube among others (Brian Barrett/Wired)

Brian Barrett / Wired:
Google details the root cause behind the recent outage that caused Google Cloud to lose a third of its traffic, which affected Snapchat and YouTube among others  —  FIVE DAYS AGO, the internet had a conniption.  In broad patches around the globe, YouTube sputtered.  Shopify stores shut down.

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