Each time we experience an Apple iCloud, Spotify, Slack, Verizon, Google, Peloton, or any other form of server-based outage, we’re reminded that everyone should have multiple layers of backup to maintain data and work to ensure key services still work when servers go down.
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Apple’s big outage on Monday allegedly saw Apple Store staff enduring failure in their internal business software. To track sales and requests they had to use pencils, paper, and a little concentration. At one point, images circulated on social media that purported to show store staff attempting to keep track of transactions while Apple’s server-based systems were offline.
