network outages

A concentrated cluster of undersea cable failures in the Red Sea has throttled internet performance across South Asia and the Gulf, forcing cloud providers and carriers to reroute traffic and leaving businesses and consumers to contend with higher latency, intermittent packet loss, and slower...

Microsoft confirmed that parts of its Azure cloud experienced higher‑than‑normal latency after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer detours and exposing a brittle chokepoint in the global internet backbone. Background The global internet — and...

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...

System administrators across the globe are grappling with an unprecedented dilemma after Microsoft’s June 2025 security updates unleashed operational chaos in enterprise networks. The latest round of critical patches, intended to fortify Windows Server environments against a wave of new threats...

A new wave of concern has swept through the Windows Server administrator community following the rollout of June 2025’s Patch Tuesday security updates, as reports and Microsoft’s own advisories reveal a widespread and disruptive issue with DHCP Server functionality. For enterprises and IT...

In the world of Windows Server administration, few services are as mission-critical—or as overlooked until they fail—as the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). The ability for hundreds or thousands of devices to automatically receive their IP configuration, renew their network leases...

When the software gods smile, we barely notice; our devices work smoothly, our apps get shinier, and everything ticks along as if nothing could ever go wrong. But sometimes, a mere update—intended to make things “better”—unleashes chaos of biblical proportions, turning professionals into...