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Downdetector relies on user reports, so e.g. if a user's ISP is down and they can't get to Facebook, they might report Facebook being down (or vice versa). DD

Downdetector relies on user reports, so e.g. if a user's ISP is down and they can't get to Facebook, they might report Facebook being down (or vice versa). DD spikes are typically indicative of _something_, but it's not always the actual down service.

reubano 5y ago
Gotcha. Although for a spike this large (over 1000) for a tech service (AWS vs Facebook) I'd give some credence to it. It could be that everyone who reported AWS as down is running on Heroku. Definitely possible. For comparison Azure [0] and Google Cloud [1] have spikes under 30. [0] https://downdetector.com/status/windows-azure/ https://downdetector.com/status/windows-azure/ [1] https://downdetector.com/status/google-cloud/ https://downdetector.com/status/google-cloud/