WS #16157
Google Cloud suffered a partial outage in its Europe-West2-B zone due to a power event, impacting major European banks and financial services including HSBC, Revolut, and Royal Mail. While partial mitigation is underway, the disruption underscores the systemic risk associated with concentrated cloud infrastructure. The incident may lead to short-term operational challenges for affected financial institutions and could accelerate diversification efforts away from single-provider dependencies.
Google Cloud Outage
Google Cloud suffered a partial outage in its Europe-West2-B zone due to a power event, impacting major European banks and financial services including HSBC, Revolut, and Royal Mail. While partial mitigation is underway, the disruption underscores the systemic risk associated with concentrated cloud infrastructure. The incident may lead to short-term operational challenges for affected financial institutions and could accelerate diversification efforts away from single-provider dependencies.