Google Cloud Power Outage Disrupts Services in Europe-West4-A Region for 15 Hours

A power failure in a Google Cloud data center in the europe-west4-a region caused a cooling system failure, affecting VMware Engine, NetApp Volumes, and Bare Metal Solutions for approximately 15 hours. Google proactively reduced workloads to prevent data damage, with an ongoing investigation into the upstream power grid electrical fault.

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Cloud providers face persistent challenges in data center resilience, with upstream grid failures directly impacting compute availability and cooling infrastructure.

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Google Cloud Power Outage Disrupts Services in Europe-West4-A Region for 15 Hours

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Google Cloud Power Outage Disrupts Services in Europe-West4-A Region for 15 Hours

A power failure in a Google Cloud data center in the europe-west4-a region caused a cooling system failure, affecting VMware Engine, NetApp Volumes, and Bare Metal Solutions for approximately 15 hours. Google proactively reduced workloads to prevent data damage, with an ongoing investigation into the upstream power grid electrical fault.

So What

Cloud providers face persistent challenges in data center resilience, with upstream grid failures directly impacting compute availability and cooling infrastructure.

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