Managing Traffic During Peak Demand; Plus, Microsoft, Akamai Outages

During high-traffic seasons like Black Friday or a much-anticipated product launch, maintaining good digital experiences for customers is vital. We’ve all heard tales of floods of eager shoppers crashing a website during a major sale—leaving them unable to make their coveted purchases. To guard against a breakdown like this during high-traffic periods, companies sometimes use various traffic management strategies such as digital waiting rooms. In this episode, The Internet Report team discusses the pros and cons of traffic management and looks at the different techniques used by ticketing platforms for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour concerts. They also cover an AT&T issue that impacted Microsoft, as well as disruptions at Akamai, Alibaba Cloud, and Cloudflare. Listen to the full episode now or use the chapters below to skip to the sections that most interest you. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:54 Oasis Reunion Ticket Issues 10:16 Microsoft Outage 13:00 Akamai Outage 14:40 Alibaba Cloud Outage 16:28 Cloudflare Incident 17:40 Outage Trends: By the Numbers 18:40 Get in Touch ——— Want to get in touch? If you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at [email protected]. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes ——— ABOUT THE INTERNET REPORT This is The Internet Report, a podcast uncovering what’s working and what’s breaking on the Internet—and why. Tune in to hear ThousandEyes’ Internet experts dig into some of the most interesting outage events from the past couple weeks, discussing what went awry—was it the Internet, or an application issue? Plus, learn about the latest trends in ISP outages, cloud network outages, collaboration network outages, and more. Catch all the episodes on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform: - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-report/id1506984526 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ADFvqAtgsbYwk4JiZFqHQ?si=00e9c4b53aff4d08&nd=1&dlsi=eab65c9ea39d4773 - SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ciscopodcastnetwork/sets/the-internet-report

Join Scott Schell and Sam Nchinda, VP and Head of Business Services at Orange Business based out of Atlanta, GA. In this episode, they discuss their long standing 25-year partnership with Cisco and how they have found success through establishing their three-prong value proposition with: digital infrastructure, employee experience, and operational experience.

In this episode, Deanna Davenport, VP of Customer Success at ePlus (CX Global Partner of the Year) discusses their motto of "Customer first. Services led. Results driven." Tune in to hear the CX Global Partner of the Year discuss success with Partner Advanced Services, 96% renewal rates, 90% cSAT, and more.

Let’s dive into the fascinating world of subsea cables. With special guest Murray Burling—Executive Director of Oceans and Environment at RPS—we’ll explore the current subsea cable ecosystem and chat about what the future might hold. Tune in for insights on how important subsea cables are for today’s digital experiences, how decisions are made on where to place them, the consequences of cable cuts, and route diversity and Internet resilience. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 02:29 Current Subsea Cable Ecosystem 07:16 Subsea Cable Cuts 15:15 Route Diversity & Internet Resilience 18:51 What’s Next 22:05 Get in Touch ABOUT MURRAY BURLING Murray Burling is the Executive Director of Oceans and Environment at RPS. Murray has extensive experience as a consulting coastal engineer, oceanographer, and marine modeler, undertaking multifaceted studies in Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, and the Middle East. He has managed the implementation of large web-based data and model applications and his team supports data acquisition and analysis for a wide range of industries developing and operating in the world’s oceans. These sectors include conventional and renewable energies, shipping, ports, and communications. He is also an expert in complex dataset analysis and visualization, and has authored and co-authored many technical reports and publications. Connect with Murrary on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/murray-burling-a527839a/ ——— Want to get in touch? If you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at [email protected]. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes ——— ABOUT THE INTERNET REPORT This is The Internet Report, a podcast uncovering what’s working and what’s breaking on the Internet—and why. Tune in to hear ThousandEyes’ Internet experts dig into some of the most interesting outage events from the past couple weeks, discussing what went awry—was it the Internet, or an application issue? Plus, learn about the latest trends in ISP outages, cloud network outages, collaboration network outages, and more. Catch all the episodes on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform: - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-report/id1506984526 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ADFvqAtgsbYwk4JiZFqHQ?si=00e9c4b53aff4d08&nd=1&dlsi=eab65c9ea39d4773 - SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ciscopodcastnetwork/sets/the-internet-report

Tune in to be in the know as Craig Hill, Mike Luken, and Andy Stewart explore the crucial role of quantum safe cryptography as we approach the quantum computing era and its potential impact on current encryption methods. Discover what you need to know and how Cisco is leading the way in delivering quantum safe cryptography. The discussion begins with an overview of the urgent need to migrate to post-quantum cryptography. In the U.S., Federal agencies have been mandated by National Security Memorandum 10 to transition their cryptographic systems to withstand quantum computing attacks by 2035. This directive, enforced by the President's Office, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the Office of the National Cyber Director, aims to mitigate future risks posed by quantum computers. Globally, governments, financial institutions, hospitals, and other entities requiring secure information protection are also taking steps to incorporate quantum-safe cryptography. Although quantum computers capable of breaking current encryption do not yet exist, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with over 100 countries and experts, has recently released the first three finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards. Listen in as Craig, Mike, and Andy delve into the nuances, needs, and technical details of quantum safe cryptography, and learn how Cisco is preparing for the post-quantum world.

This episode features Amanda Dalzell and Tony Mai from Insight Technologies. They discuss their success with integrating Success Tracks into their sales strategies and how this has accounted for positive changes in their operation and sales strategies and overall company growth through delivering premium services by leveraging the Digital Selling Lifecycle Experience.

In this episode, Esther Roure Villa remembers her days of troubleshooting Service Providers and spanning-tree loops. Esther is now a Sustainability Lead at Cisco and explains to us why it's way more technical than just a few buzzwords for good measure.

AB sits down with Bert Soto, Chief Diversity Officer and VP of Sales at TGS, the official technology provider for the Kansas City Chiefs, 2024 NFL Champions. They discuss TGS's growth from a small business to a full-service IT consulting firm, covering managed services, automation/AI, security platforms, and end-user devices.

In this episode, Julie Greene from ComputaCenter discusses how they are leading the charge in sustainable IT solutions. Discover how their innovative approach to end-to-end lifecycle selling is not only helping customers achieve carbon neutrality but also driving significant cost savings and operational efficiencies.

Explore the recent Google Cloud and GitHub outages, plus get insights from a network perspective into the August 12 X livestream event featuring Elon Musk and Donald Trump. In the case of Google Cloud, a power issue in one of its European regions impacted connectivity and affected several services and networking equipment. The problems disrupted connectivity into the region as well as some Partner Interconnect connections and associated routes between other Google regions. Traffic to and from GitHub.com encountered an issue when a database configuration change resulted in critical services unexpectedly losing connectivity. And when access issues during the August 12 X “Spaces” livestream were attributed to a network load-related issue, traffic behavior observed during the event suggested a different technical explanation. Tune in to learn more about these three events or use the chapters below to jump to the sections that most interest you. CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 00:47 Google Outage 05:03 GitHub Outage 11:26 X Spaces Insights 14:16 Outage Trends: By the Numbers 15:57 Get in Touch ——— Want to get in touch? If you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at [email protected]. Or follow us on X: @thousandeyes ——— ABOUT THE INTERNET REPORT This is The Internet Report, a podcast uncovering what’s working and what’s breaking on the Internet—and why. Tune in to hear ThousandEyes’ Internet experts dig into some of the most interesting outage events from the past couple weeks, discussing what went awry—was it the Internet, or an application issue? Plus, learn about the latest trends in ISP outages, cloud network outages, collaboration network outages, and more. Catch all the episodes on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform: - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-report/id1506984526 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ADFvqAtgsbYwk4JiZFqHQ?si=00e9c4b53aff4d08&nd=1&dlsi=eab65c9ea39d4773 - SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ciscopodcastnetwork/sets/the-internet-report