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‘Too big to not fail’: Google outage exposes UK reliance on a handful of cloud providers

A recent power outage at a London data center caused significant disruptions across banking apps, court hearings, and the NHS app, particularly affecting Google's european-west2-b zone. Internet infrastructure expert Michał Woźniak warns th...

The Guardian· Oct 21, 2026 · 9:11 AM · 3 views

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A recent power outage at a London data center caused significant disruptions across banking apps, court hearings, and the NHS app, particularly affecting Google's european-west2-b zone. Internet infrastructure expert Michał Woźniak warns that our reliance on a few major cloud providers makes us vulnerable to such outages. Thankfully, Google has resolved the issue and services are now restored.

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