Google Cloud outage takes down

Snapchat, YouTube, and Gmail in parts

of the United States
Megan Hernbroth Jun 3, 2019, 4:29 AM

YouTube, Snapchat, Gmail, Nest, Discord, and several other web sites were experiencing
service interruptions on Sunday due to a larger network issue with Google Cloud
services.

According to Google's cloud monitoring dashboard, the issues began around 12:25 p.m.
PST Sunday and were found to be related to a larger network issue by 12:59 p.m. PST.

The outage is widespread across the United States and parts of Europe. Much of
Google's suite of services is affected, including Gmail, Google Drive, Nest, and YouTube.
Other websites like Snapchat and Discord were experiencing interruptions, likely
because they also use Google Cloud services.

Google did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

Update: Google had identified the issue as of 1:36 p.m. PST and was working to restore
service, according to a statement posted on the Cloud monitoring dashboard.

"We are experiencing high levels of network congestion in the eastern USA, affecting
multiple services in Google Cloud, GSuite and YouTube. Users may see slow
performance or intermittent errors. We believe we have identified the root cause of the
congestion and expect to a return to normal service shortly."

This story is developing.