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Why cloud service outages ripple across the internet – and the economy

  • Written by Doug Jacobson, University Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
Why cloud service outages ripple across the internet – and the economyA cloud outage in 2024 disrupted air travel around the world.AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin

When most people think about the internet, they likely picture websites and apps. What they rarely see are the invisible services that make those experiences possible: systems that translate names into numbers, verify who you are, deliver messages and block...

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