Although we get different messages from cloud computing providers, we now have data that suggests public cloud outages are getting worse. The Uptime Institute recently released its 2022 Outage Analysis report that included such findings as “high outage rates remain an issue.” Indeed, one in five organizations reported a “serious” or “severe” outage that resulted in significant financial losses, reputational damage, compliance breaches, or, in some severe cases, loss of life. The report concludes that there has been a slight upward trend in the prevalence of major outages in the past three years.
