Google Blames Gmail Troubles On Maintenance Goof 109
Slatterz writes "Google has apologised for the two-and-a-half-hour Gmail outage on Tuesday morning, and admitted that the cause was down to data center maintenance. 'Lots of people around the world who rely on Gmail were disrupted during their waking and working hours, and we are very sorry. We did everything we could to restore access as soon as possible, and the issue is now resolved,' said Gmail site reliability manager Acacio Cruz in a blog post. Google had been testing new code designed to keep data geographically closer to its owner, which brought about disruption when maintenance in one data center caused another facility to be overloaded. This had a cascade effect, according to Google, and it took the company an hour to get it back under control."
Mail time happy time. (Score:2, Funny)
So you're saying... (Score:4, Funny)
damn marketing bs...
Thanks a LOT Google... (Score:5, Funny)
"Maintenance goof?" (Score:5, Funny)
I mean, sure, if the janitor brought down the service, that's pretty bad, but it seems a bit harsh to start calling him a "maintenance goof" ...
(tip your bartenders and waiters)
It's almost like.. (Score:5, Funny)
.. Gmail is Beta or something.
Re:Thanks a LOT Google... (Score:2, Funny)
it's ok, some poor lady got an iphone that should would have never been able to afford otherwise. cause she's poor.
Fast-forward 100 years... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:This is why we're still beta. (Score:1, Funny)
Re:I know the feeling... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Problems with Jabber connections to GMail users (Score:5, Funny)
see what i did there? i mixed some code in appropriately (= instead of is saves me one character)
Which you promptly wasted by explaining what a jackass you are...
My bad. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Fast-forward 100 years... (Score:4, Funny)
It was the eastern seaboard. Most east coasters think the Pacific ocean is just past Chicago, hence why they call it the "mid-west" instead of "Almost-Central"
Re:My bad. (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Gmail (Score:3, Funny)
It can pretty much kick your ass and fuck your mum.
Just like your mum, Gmail supports millions of users.