Internet outages – and what is a CDN, anyway?

[unkJE]

Our so-called cloud life: Expect more internet outages like Fastly's and protect yourself
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/...re/7600097002/


Fastly global internet outage: why did so many sites go down — and what is a CDN, anyway?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-...-cdn/100200786


Websites back online after Fastly-linked glitch takes down internet
https://www.reuters.com/business/med...wn-2021-06-08/

[musicman691]

Originally Posted by unkJE

Our so-called cloud life: Expect more internet outages like Fastly's and protect yourself
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/...re/7600097002/


Fastly global internet outage: why did so many sites go down — and what is a CDN, anyway?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-...-cdn/100200786


Websites back online after Fastly-linked glitch takes down internet
https://www.reuters.com/business/med...wn-2021-06-08/

And people wonder why the knowledgeable around here tell others to ditch anything Cloud related especially iLok.

[unkJE]

Apart from Internet outages from cyber attacks, there are "routing table errors":

Akamai says a technical problem not cyber attack was behind mass bank, corporate web outage

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-...-app/100223900



"Our" Akamai?



“The domain akmedia.digidesign.com registered by Avid Technology, Inc. was initially registered in May of 1994 through CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC.. The hosted servers are located in New York City, New York within the United States which resides on the Akamai Technologies, Inc. network.”

[unkJE]

In Australia:

Commonwealth Bank customers have been unable to use banking services, investigation underway

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-...tage/100270998

[unkJE]

If Cloud is ever going to succeed – especially in times of Internet outages, Avid should offer an “anytime” downloadable copy of a Cloud Session – simply by clicking a “Download File/s to your Email Address or Avid Account” button - “Save as you go” ….

To have a Cloud Session interrupted or compromised – whether permanently or temporarily – should be addressed ….

Too late, if the Net goes down – while you’ve got a Cloud Session open, because at the moment, this is the procedure:

Close Cloud Session in iLok License Manager
Transfer license to physical iLok
Synchronize iLok
Log out of iLok License Manager
Restart computer
Open same Session on Offline computer

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by unkJE

If Cloud is ever going to succeed – especially in times of Internet outages, Avid should offer an “anytime” downloadable copy of a Cloud Session – simply by clicking a “Download File/s to your Email Address or Avid Account” button - “Save as you go” ….

To have a Cloud Session interrupted or compromised – whether permanently or temporarily – should be addressed ….

Too late, if the Net goes down – while you’ve got a Cloud Session open, because at the moment, this is the procedure:

Close Cloud Session in iLok License Manager
Transfer license to physical iLok
Synchronize iLok
Log out of iLok License Manager
Restart computer
Open same Session on Offline computer

Absolutely agree, but wait...there's MORE
If internet goes down, if PT is open, everything should continue to work as long as PT remains open. I would be fine with getting a popup telling me my iLok Cloud session has been interrupted, would I like to continue working, and have a checkbox for YES, or Save/Close/End cloud session.