Google experienced a service outage on Monday, November 21, 2022, which affected its search engine, Gmail, and other popular apps. The outage impacted users around the world and lasted for several hours.
Google quickly acknowledged the issue on Twitter and its Workspace Status Dashboard. The company stated that it was working to restore services as soon as possible.
In a blog post published after the outage, Google explained that the incident was caused by an internal storage quota issue. The company said that it had implemented safeguards to prevent such outages from happening again.
Google also took the opportunity to explain why restoring service after an outage can take time. The company said that it needs to ensure that all of its systems are operating correctly before it can bring services back online.
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