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Tough timing, considering their IPO is tomorrow [1]. [1]: https://ipo.ovhcloud.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/OVHcloud%20-%20Press%20Release%20-%20Oct%205%202

by lerela 5y ago

Tough timing, considering their IPO is tomorrow [1]. [1]: https://ipo.ovhcloud.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/OVHcloud%20-%20Press%20Release%20-%20Oct%205%202021%20-%20OVHcloud%20launches%20its%20initial%20public%20offering%20on%20Euronext%20Paris%20and%20announces%20its%20indicative%20price%20range.pdf https://ipo.ovhcloud.com/sites/default/files/2021-10/OVHclou...

SiempreViernes 5y ago
So ovhcloud seems up, where's that hosted?
- throwaway81523 5y ago
  Stuff is apparently starting to come back up. Mostly still inaccessible though.
speedgoose 5y ago
Wasn't the fire in one of the Strasbourg's datacenter the night after the announcement of the IPO ? They have bad luck.
- cyanydeez 5y ago
  they also have garbage it support
  - malikNF 5y ago
    This is one of those things I keep hearing but in my case I experienced the opposite. I have been using OVH for a long time, and their paid support is actually really good. One of our projects used to get ddosed and as a small company the only reason we managed to survive was thanks to OVH. When the attackers kept changing their attacks, we were direct to talk to their engineers and they helped fix the issue, all we had to do was send a bunch of packet captures to them. Over the years since then we had a few issues and every single time their customer support was really helpful. I have used paid support from google, azure and amazon, but I have had a better customer service experience with OVH overall.
oars 5y ago
Pure coincidence.
- jackhalford 5y ago
  not really, from Octave’s twitter it seems that DDoS attempts have increased which is usual right before an IPO. They were installing new gear because of the higher DDoS.
  - MrWiffles 5y ago
    Could you please elaborate on this? I’ve never heard of that being related to an IPO before, so I’m wondering if this is a standard practice for competitors to get known groups to do this sort of thing, or if this is an economy destabilization measure that’s in the playbook of some nation state actors. Any insight there?
    - tdeck 5y ago
      It's more likely to be a "DDoS until you pay a ransom" sort of deal where the attacker thinks the company will value uptime more highly during that period.
    - MrWiffles 5y ago
      *NATION state actors. Damn mobile keyboards. Stupid app wouldn’t let me edit the reply either, hence this.
      - Symbiote 5y ago
        The term is state actor, anyway. A state is a sovereign political division, or a subdivision within a federation (France, Arizona). A nation is a community of people with a common culture, language, ethnicity etc (the Navaho, the Welsh, the Japanese). When these are the same entity, it's a nation state (Japan), but there are many cases where they aren't the same (Belgium, China, USA, Russia).
        5y ago
jacquesm 5y ago
If this is an unforced error that would be monumentally stupid.
- mhaberl 5y ago
  > Those last few days, DDoS attacks intensity has grown a lot. not unforced, prolly ransom requests before IPO
  - jacquesm 5y ago
    Yes, that would be the expected thing. Around an IPO you should have your house in order otherwise you will get burned.
HelloNurse 5y ago
Maybe competitors doing their worst to cripple the IPO? Are hosting/CDN firms evil enough?

by lerela 5y ago

SiempreViernes 5y ago

So ovhcloud seems up, where's that hosted?

throwaway81523 5y ago
Stuff is apparently starting to come back up. Mostly still inaccessible though.

speedgoose 5y ago

Wasn't the fire in one of the Strasbourg's datacenter the night after the announcement of the IPO ? They have bad luck.

cyanydeez 5y ago
they also have garbage it support
- malikNF 5y ago
  This is one of those things I keep hearing but in my case I experienced the opposite. I have been using OVH for a long time, and their paid support is actually really good. One of our projects used to get ddosed and as a small company the only reason we managed to survive was thanks to OVH. When the attackers kept changing their attacks, we were direct to talk to their engineers and they helped fix the issue, all we had to do was send a bunch of packet captures to them. Over the years since then we had a few issues and every single time their customer support was really helpful. I have used paid support from google, azure and amazon, but I have had a better customer service experience with OVH overall.

oars 5y ago

Pure coincidence.

jackhalford 5y ago
not really, from Octave’s twitter it seems that DDoS attempts have increased which is usual right before an IPO. They were installing new gear because of the higher DDoS.
- MrWiffles 5y ago
  Could you please elaborate on this? I’ve never heard of that being related to an IPO before, so I’m wondering if this is a standard practice for competitors to get known groups to do this sort of thing, or if this is an economy destabilization measure that’s in the playbook of some nation state actors. Any insight there?
  - tdeck 5y ago
    It's more likely to be a "DDoS until you pay a ransom" sort of deal where the attacker thinks the company will value uptime more highly during that period.
  - MrWiffles 5y ago
    *NATION state actors. Damn mobile keyboards. Stupid app wouldn’t let me edit the reply either, hence this.
    - Symbiote 5y ago
      The term is state actor, anyway. A state is a sovereign political division, or a subdivision within a federation (France, Arizona). A nation is a community of people with a common culture, language, ethnicity etc (the Navaho, the Welsh, the Japanese). When these are the same entity, it's a nation state (Japan), but there are many cases where they aren't the same (Belgium, China, USA, Russia).
      - 5y ago

jacquesm 5y ago

If this is an unforced error that would be monumentally stupid.

mhaberl 5y ago
> Those last few days, DDoS attacks intensity has grown a lot. not unforced, prolly ransom requests before IPO
- jacquesm 5y ago
  Yes, that would be the expected thing. Around an IPO you should have your house in order otherwise you will get burned.

HelloNurse 5y ago

Maybe competitors doing their worst to cripple the IPO? Are hosting/CDN firms evil enough?