Aivars
@aivarssterns.bsky.social
Passionate for reliability! Free time activities - orienteering, hiking, traveling
In July 2021, a misstep at Akamai brought down parts of the internet. A simple DNS config update triggered a bug, taking major services like Amazon and Google offline for nearly an hour. It wasn’t a hack—it was a reminder of how fragile reliability can be, even at scale.
November 23, 2024 at 7:29 AM
In July 2021, a misstep at Akamai brought down parts of the internet. A simple DNS config update triggered a bug, taking major services like Amazon and Google offline for nearly an hour. It wasn’t a hack—it was a reminder of how fragile reliability can be, even at scale.