Building resilient cloud infrastructure: Key lessons from major outages

Cloud computing has become fundamental to modern business operations, yet organizations face increasing challenges from service disruptions and outages. As enterprises become more dependent on cloud infrastructure, the need for robust resilience strategies has become paramount. The article presents key lessons learned from major cloud outages and offers strategic solutions for building resilient cloud infrastructure. By focusing on redundancy systems, multi-cloud architectures, advanced monitoring, and structured incident response procedures, organizations can enhance their operational stability. The discussion encompasses critical aspects of outage prevention, response planning, and recovery mechanisms while highlighting the importance of automation and infrastructure modernization in maintaining service continuity.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Published
2025-04-30
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17284317
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International Development and Aid
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Building resilient cloud infrastructure: Key lessons from major outages

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Building resilient cloud infrastructure: Key lessons from major outages

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Abstract

Cloud computing has become fundamental to modern business operations, yet organizations face increasing challenges from service disruptions and outages. As enterprises become more dependent on cloud infrastructure, the need for robust resilience strategies has become paramount. The article presents key lessons learned from major cloud outages and offers strategic solutions for building resilient cloud infrastructure. By focusing on redundancy systems, multi-cloud architectures, advanced monitoring, and structured incident response procedures, organizations can enhance their operational stability. The discussion encompasses critical aspects of outage prevention, response planning, and recovery mechanisms while highlighting the importance of automation and infrastructure modernization in maintaining service continuity.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Microsoft (United States) (US)
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Openalex Percentile: Top 27%
International Development and Aid
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