Google, Oracle cloud servers wilt in UK heatwave, take down websites

[helvella]

A very general informational post.

I certainly found quite a lot of website issues yesterday and Monday.

Google, Oracle cloud servers wilt in UK heatwave, take down websites

Clouds burst as nation hits 40C

Katyanna Quach Tue 19 Jul 2022 // 18:41 UTC

Cloud services and servers hosted by Google and Oracle in the UK have dropped offline due to cooling issues as the nation experiences a record-breaking heatwave.

When the mercury hit 40.3C (104.5F) in eastern England, the highest ever registered by a country not used to these conditions, datacenters couldn't take the heat. Selected machines were powered off to avoid long-term damage, causing some resources, services, and virtual machines to became unavailable, taking down unlucky websites and the like.

More here:

theregister.com/2022/07/19/...

As it has passed for now, I doubt this will be of much, if any, interest, but something to keep at the backs of our minds next time it gets super-hot.

[Comorbidity]

Actually, I suggest it is of considerable serious interest, given how everything in the country (world?) has been made completely dependent on electronic and computer systems.

Let's hope the emergency planners are not only busy, but taken seriously by decision-makers.

[TSH110 in reply to Comorbidity]

I agree it makes us very vulnerable.

[nellie237]

My mobile died in the heat yesterday. C'est la vie

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to nellie237]

Oh dear.

Did you leave it in the sun or was it just the air temperature?

[nellie237]

Not in the sun

[BB001]

Several supermarkets in our area had fridges and freezers that failed. Apparently, the compressors are stored on the roof in the sun! Must have cost them a fortune as they had to bin all the frozen food.