healthcheck.wtf https://healthcheck.wtf/ Outage stories. Told kindly. One real outage a week, in three minutes. en #2: A router upgrade planned for several days, done in 13 minutes https://healthcheck.wtf/issues/2-router-upgrade-13-minutes/ https://healthcheck.wtf/issues/2-router-upgrade-13-minutes/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Google planned to upgrade one router at a time over several days. On 1 September, all the fiber paths in part of a us-central1 data center were unplugged within 13 minutes. #1: A 3-millisecond power blip, and a data hall at 44°C https://healthcheck.wtf/issues/1-power-blip-data-hall-44c/ https://healthcheck.wtf/issues/1-power-blip-data-hall-44c/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The grid dipped for less than a blink. The backup failed on one side, a chiller controller went dark, and in the end a hand on a switch brought the water back.