This week’s Pulse Update unpacks OpenAI’s ChatGPT outage and discusses why the outage actually represented a pragmatic move on the part of OpenAI. 

We’ll also discuss global outage trends; explore other recent incidents at Dish Network, Microsoft, and Virgin Media UK; and look at why responses to performance problems vary, based on application characteristics and usage patterns.

To learn more, check out the links below: 

- Internet Report: Pulse Update Blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/internet-report-pulse-update-chatgpt-outage?utm_source=youtube.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=InternetReportPulseEp8

- Explore the Virgin Media outages in the ThousandEyes platform (NO LOGIN REQUIRED): https://aoqqallcjrsdrxwjpdiizyxvnimmjgde.share.thousandeyes.com/

- Learn more about the Virgin Media outages in this deep dive podcast and blog:

Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FK2MIiwKkQ

Blog: https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/virgin-media-uk-outage-analysis-april-4-2023?utm_source=youtube.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=InternetReportPulseEp8

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:38 The Download
4:10 Outage Trends: By the Numbers
8:37 OpenAI’s ChatGPT Outage
12:56 Dish Network Outage
16:14 Microsoft 365 Outage
20:39 Virgin Media UK Outage
27:37 Get in Touch

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