Google Cloud outage hits London, 27 Revolut services down
Multiple Google Cloud services are experiencing elevated errors and intermittent network failures, affecting Revolut and other financial services firms, with the issue impacting the europe-west2 region
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Story published. Multiple Google Cloud services are experiencing elevated errors and intermittent network failures, affecting Revolut and other financial services firms, with the issue impacting the europe-west2 region
Google Cloud services experienced an outage in London, affecting multiple services including Revolut, a digital bank, and other financial services firms. The issue impacted the europe-west2 region, causing disruptions to various services, including BigQuery Data Transfer Service, Cloud Filestore, Cloud Run, Google App Engine, and Google Cloud Storage.
The affected services also included Google Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Looker, Managed Airflow, Managed Service for Apache Kafka, Persistent Disk, and Storage Transfer Service. Revolut's service outage was related to the Google Cloud service disruption, with its status page showing most of its services were unavailable or partially unavailable, including card payments and ATM withdrawals.
As of 5:40pm, all 27 of Revolut's services were partially unavailable, with the issue detected at 3:47pm. Google's engineering team is investigating the issue, which impacted the London-based europe-west2 data centre. Other services affected by the outage included NewsThump, a satire and spoof news website, and Hitchin Town, a Hertfordshire-based football club, which reported that its ticketing site was not available due to the Google Cloud outage.
ING Germany also reported problems logging into online banking and its banking app due to a technical issue. Personal finance app Emma was taken down by the problems at Google Cloud, with the issue reported to have started at 7am. The outage has caused disruptions to various services, with users experiencing elevated errors and intermittent network failures.
## Why it matters The Google Cloud outage has significant implications for businesses and individuals relying on these services. The disruption to Revolut's services, for example, has affected its customers' ability to make card payments and withdraw cash from ATMs. The outage has also impacted other financial services firms, including ING Germany, which has reported problems with its online banking and banking app.
The issue highlights the importance of cloud infrastructure and the potential consequences of technical failures. As more businesses move their operations to the cloud, the risk of outages and disruptions increases. The Google Cloud outage serves as a reminder of the need for robust backup systems and disaster recovery plans to minimize the impact of such events.
## What happens next Google's engineering team is investigating the issue, and it is likely that the company will provide updates on the status of the outage and the steps being taken to resolve it. In the meantime, affected services, including Revolut, will likely continue to experience disruptions. Users can expect to see updates on the status of these services and any measures being taken to mitigate the impact of the outage.
