Speed Curve

MARCH 17, 2025

Downtime makes headlines: 2015 – 12-hour Apple outage cost the company $25 million 2016 – 5-hour outage caused an estimated loss of $150 million for Delta Airlines 2019 – 14-hour outage cost Facebook an estimated $90 million It's easy to see why these stories capture our attention. These are big numbers!

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Metrics Website Airlines Speed 66

All Things Distributed

APRIL 4, 2017

Icelandic low-cost airline carrier WOW air is using AWS for its Internet-facing IT infrastructure, including its booking engine, development platforms, and web servers. The airline has also been able to scale quickly to cope with spikes in seasonal traffic, cutting application latency and improving the overall customer experience.

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AWS Airlines Latency Games 107

Scalegrid

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here are some examples: In the e-commerce sector, websites such as Amazon and Flipkart employ DBMS to oversee extensive customer databases, monitor sales orders, track returns, and manage faulty products. Practical Applications of DBMS DBMS finds practical applications in various fields.

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Efficiency Storage Database Scalability 147

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This interruption caused customer discontent, inconvenience, and a major loss of trust in the airline's capacity to provide dependable services.Revenue GenerationDowntime wreaks havoc on a business, affecting revenue, transactions, and customer engagement. In 2013, Amazon experienced a brief outage that lasted approximately 30 minutes.

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Availability Social Media Traffic Games 52

IO River

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This interruption caused customer discontent, inconvenience, and a major loss of trust in the airline's capacity to provide dependable services.Revenue GenerationDowntime wreaks havoc on a business, affecting revenue, transactions, and customer engagement. In 2013, Amazon experienced a brief outage that lasted approximately 30 minutes.

Availability 52

Availability Social Media Traffic Games 52