Revolut hit by service disruption as Google Cloud services suffer technical problems in London – business live
Summary
Google Cloud services in London experienced technical problems causing errors and network failures. This disruption affected several online services, including fintech companies such as Revolut and Emma, leading to outages and interruptions.Key Facts
- Google Cloud's europe-west2 region, located in London, faced service disruption starting around 7 am UK time.
- Multiple Google Cloud services, including BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and Kubernetes Engine, were impacted.
- Fintech companies like Revolut and Emma experienced outages due to the Google Cloud issues.
- Other UK financial services firms, such as HSBC and Lloyds Banking Group, showed reports of problems during the outage.
- Hertfordshire football club Hitchin Town’s ticketing system was also affected because it relies on Google Cloud.
- Google apologized for the disruption and suggested affected customers might move their workload to other regions.
- The problem did not affect other Google Cloud regions like Paris or Frankfurt.
- Google planned to provide an update about the issue around 10:30 am UK time.
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