When Cloudflare experienced a major outage, businesses in Ontario felt it instantly. Many cloud platforms, websites, and online tools became slow or unavailable. For companies that rely heavily on cloud services, it was a reminder of how dependent day-to-day operations are on systems we don’t directly control.
Here’s what happened, why it matters, and how the right IT partner keeps your business running even when the internet has other plans.
Cloudflare is one of the largest internet infrastructure companies in the world. They help keep websites fast, secure, and online. When they have an issue, it can affect a huge number of services businesses rely on—everything from online applications to websites to software you log into every day.
During the outage, many cloud tools became unavailable or unstable. Even businesses not directly using Cloudflare still felt the ripple effects. Because it was a rolling outage, some services came back faster than others but there was still a disruption for a lot of businesses especially those that rely heavily on remote resources.
If your tools are cloud-based email, file storage, accounting, scheduling, CRM, an outage upstream can stop your team from working.
Clients may not be able to access your website or contact forms. Staff may not be able to find the information they need to respond quickly.
Even a short outage means lost time, delayed work, and frustration from both staff and clients.
Outages can sometimes cause systems to behave unpredictably, which can create confusion or increase the risk of mistakes.
These situations are unavoidable, but the impact doesn’t have to be.
Here’s how Attitude IT supports businesses during cloud disruptions:
Your team shouldn’t have to guess what’s going on. We explain the issue in plain English, keep you updated, and guide you on what you can still do.
We help you access alternative tools or local copies of important files so your team can stay productive even when key services are unavailable.
Before outages happen, we build plans so your team knows how to operate if certain systems go down.
We identify issues early and help walk you through options so downtime and confusion are minimized.
Instead of trying to troubleshoot online-service problems alone, your team has experts ready to help keep work moving.
Every business should consider a few simple steps:
Have a clear communication plan for outages
Make sure backups are always available
Use alternate tools for important tasks
Review your continuity plan regularly
Outages aren’t going away. But with the right preparation, your business can stay productive and calm when the internet has a bad day.
Cloud disruptions are unavoidable , but downtime doesn’t have to be. If you want your team to stay productive, secure, and confident no matter what happens online, we can help.
Reach out to Attitude IT for a quick, friendly review of your business continuity plan.
We’ll walk you through simple improvements that keep your business working even when the cloud isn’t. Call our team at 416-900-6047, we answer calls live!
Let’s make sure the next outage doesn’t slow you down.