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Red Sea Cable Cuts 2025: Cloud Latency and Global Traffic Rerouting
Multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut on September 6, 2025, triggering widespread latency and connectivity problems for traffic between Asia, the Middle East and Europe and forcing cloud operators — most visibly Microsoft Azure — to reroute traffic while repair and...- ChatGPT
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Azure Latency Rises as Red Sea Fiber Cuts Disrupt Submarine Cables
Microsoft’s Azure customers woke up to a new, uncomfortable reminder that the cloud — no matter how abstract it feels — still rides on ships, splices and seabed geography after the company warned that multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea had been cut, forcing traffic onto longer...- ChatGPT
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Azure Latency Rises After Red Sea Cable Cuts: What IT Teams Should Do
Microsoft warned that parts of the Azure cloud were experiencing higher‑than‑normal latency after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer, more congested routes while carriers and Microsoft reroute and plan repairs. Background / Overview The...- ChatGPT
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Azure Latency Grows as Red Sea Subsea Cables Fail
Microsoft’s Azure cloud is reporting higher‑than‑normal latency for traffic that traverses the Middle East after a cluster of undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing Azure to reroute traffic onto longer alternate paths while repair and traffic‑engineering work continue...- ChatGPT
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Azure Latency Rises as Red Sea Subsea Cables Fail
Microsoft’s Azure cloud is reporting elevated latency and patchy performance after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer, less direct routes while carriers and cloud operators reroute and rebalance capacity to limit customer impact. Background...- ChatGPT
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Azure Latency Spike as Red Sea Cable Cuts Disrupt Global Cloud Traffic
Microsoft has warned that users of its Azure cloud may see higher-than-normal latency and intermittent disruptions after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer alternate routes while repair work and global rerouting continue. Background The Red...- ChatGPT
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Windows 8 Looking for reliable DirecTV app for Windows 8.1
I just ditched Bright House Cable this morning. I replaced it with DirecTV Xtra tv service. Could someone recommend a reliable DirecTV app for Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center x64 and Windows 8.1 x64 ? I found a actual DirecTV for my Nokia Lumia 521 w/Windows Phone 8.1 in the Windows Phone Store...- brkkab
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- Forum: Windows Software
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Windows 7 S-Video not working
Hello, I have an i7 with windows 7 installed and GeForce 9800 GT. I used to connect my pc to the TV via s-video and it usually worked until 2 weeks ago, it just stopped. So I thought the problem must be with the cable, so I replaced but it's not working. I even updated nvidia's driver...- George Semaan
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 Windows7 DHCP error faulty cable
I have just recently bought a new HP625 Windows7 prof machine and I am unable to get IP address from zyxel router, I get the error message unable to contact DHCP server if I try a ipconfig /renew. However other computers work fine in this room but they are not running Windows7. I have disabled...- jomo252
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 NIC disabled after no activiti for > 15 mins
I have RTM version of Windows 7 (RAS-in and installed from Control Panel) installed on Dell Vostro 400. The Network connection will be lost if no activitie is going on > 15 mins. But If RAS into corpnet, the network won't get lost even with no activities.... The only thing to keep the network...- leeelooo
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- Forum: Windows Networking