Europe, and especially the UK, is experiencing the hottest days in its history. This heat wave has also affected the data centers where Google and Oracle’s cloud servers are located. The UK, which broke its own record with a temperature measurement of 40.3 degrees, managed to make hell not only for people but also for servers.
According to The Register, Oracle had to shut down some hardware during the heat wave. For this reason, it was officially announced that some users cannot access Oracle Cloud-based services. Google, on the other hand, officially announced that there were unexpected delays and problems on the servers due to the heat.
It is clear that both problems are caused by temperature. According to the statements, the high temperature affected the cooling systems and prevented the servers from working properly. Oracle’s facility in South London was reported to be experiencing problems. But the problem was solved within a few hours, the data center explained.
It’s no different on Google. At the root of the problems experienced in the brand’s europe-west2 region are cooling systems affected by intense temperatures. Google, which announced that some servers stopped working, officially announced that it continued its work in the region. The software company, which announced that the virtual machines were not affected, also announced that it was addressing the situation.
