Google Cloud Outage Affecting Many Apps / Systems In Europe
According to the Google Cloud status page, a power issue is causing major issues with the cloud systems based in the UK / europe-west2 region.
- Update: 7am PST USA / 3pm BST UK
According to Google, the issue has now been resolved with UK europe-west2 systems.
- Information as of 530am PST US / 130pm BST UK
According to the latest posting from Google on the Cloud Status Page, the power issue has been addressed, and systems are coming back online. Google is expecting to release its next announcement/update within the hour (6a PST USA / 2p BST UK).
This outage has caused issues for many sites and apps all over Europe, including HSBC, Revolut, Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, Royal Mail, among others. That information is according to the Downdetector site.
If you have friends or relatives in Europe complaining about their internet or apps not working, tell them to blame Google.
This is a developing story.
Source:
- Google – Google Cloud Status Page
- DownDetector – Google Outage UK
