AWS outage: How Netflix weathered the storm

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The Cloud Revolution September 21, 2015 Editor of this Newsletter Mary Weilage | Senior Editor | @TechRepublic Mary Weilage is a Senior Editor for the CBS Interactive site TechRepublic. AWS outage: How Netflix weathered the storm by preparing for the worst Despite being run entirely from AWS' cloud platform the online streaming giant Netflix reports a quick recovery from Sunday's disruption - demonstrating the importance of its approach of building cloud-based systems to "fail". Resource of the day Virtualization and Cloud Computing: Optimized Power, Cooling, and Management Maximizes Benefits With virtualized servers and private clouds gaining popularity, your power and cooling requirements have probably changed. Check out this white paper to learn more about optimizing your power and cooling systems. Additional TechRepublic resources Cloud storage: How do Amazon, Google and Microsoft stack up? Salesforce's App Cloud finally gives developers a unified PaaS Satya Nadella on Salesforce integrations and where Microsoft is going next The connected customer revolution: A new kind of customer service Even VMware finds reaching 100% virtualization a challenge Take our latest survey Adapt or die: Can your IT department survive the age of Fast IT? Rapid change is part of the modern day IT department, but some companies are focused more on long-term projects than short-term change. Take Tech Pro Research's survey on fast IT and share your thoughts. Featured multimedia Cracking Open the Amazon Echo cloud-connected speaker Today's recommended downloads Virtualization and Cloud Computing: Optimized Power, Cooling, and Management Maximizes Benefits (APC by Schneider Electric) The State of Mobile Application Insecurity - Report (IBM) Creating a Culture of Innovation (Google App For Business) Innovative ICT Empower a Better Connected Smartgrid (Huawei) Virtual Desktop Acquisition Cost Analysis (Citrix) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet AI, Automation, and Tech Jobs There are some things that machines are simply better at doing than humans, but humans still have plenty going for them. Here's a look at how the two are going to work in concert to deliver a more powerful future for IT, and the human race. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tech Decision Maker The Editor's Daily Picks Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2015 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.