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What this outage teaches · every month
October 2026: one Google Cloud zone in London, about eight hours
One note a month: what happened, what we do not know yet, what it teaches, and three or four checks for Monday morning. Sources read, claims attributed.
- Three questions to ask about every deployed AI agentWhat does it really do, is it worth what it costs, and how far can one mistake go? How to answer with evidence.
- October 2026: one Google Cloud zone in London, about eight hoursA power event in one Google Cloud zone took services down for hours. What we know, what we do not know yet, and what to check on Monday.
- A backup is not a recoveryHaving copies of your data does not prove you can restart the business. What you actually need to test.
- Setting RTO and RPO: start from the business, not the serversHow to choose realistic recovery objectives that business owners understand and IT can meet.
- AI agents need a recovery plan tooAs soon as an agent acts on the organization's behalf, it becomes a critical system. Five questions to ask before going live.