Somewhere today, a Google Cloud engineer deserves a stiff drink and a nap.

When parts of the internet blink off unexpectedly, it’s not a great day to be behind the scenes. But for the rest of us, it’s a good reminder: No infrastructure—no matter how sophisticated—is immune to failure.

This morning, a rare large-scale outage at Google Cloud rippled across major platforms and services. From consumer apps to business-critical tools, downtime made headlines. (Sources: CNBC, TechCrunch, The Register)

It might prompt a fair question: If the cloud can go down, is it still the right choice?

At Mersive, our answer is clear: Yes.

Investing in Cloud Was—and is—the Right Decision

Mersive has made a deliberate, long-term investment in cloud infrastructure because it allows us to deliver secure, scalable, and continuously evolving features to our customers. That strategy isn’t shaken by rare events—it’s informed by the long view. Cloud platforms enable:

• Rapid innovation—We can roll out updates and enhancements faster than ever.
• Global reach—Performance and reliability at enterprise scale.
• Security at scale—Backed by massive, continuously updated protections.

Today Was a Blue Moon

Events like this are vanishingly rare. When the internet hiccups, it’s because so much now depends on the cloud. That’s not a bug in the system—it’s a feature of modern infrastructure. What today reinforces is the importance of resilience and redundancy—and choosing partners who handle incidents with speed, transparency, and learning baked in.

Cloud Is How We Move Forward

At Mersive, cloud isn’t a feature—it’s the foundation. We continue to invest in the platform that powers:

• Seamless feature delivery
• Secure, enterprise-ready performance
• The innovation our customers expect

The cloud blinked today. It didn’t break. And we’re still all-in.