Also in the news: Cloud computing service outage
- By Joab Jackson
- Aug 12, 2008
An online storage service called "The Linkup" lost up to 45 percent of the data it has been storing for its 20,000 customers, according to a recent report by
Network World.
Evidently, a system administrator ran a faulty script that severed the links between customer accounts and their data.
The consumer-based service, which could be used to make back-up copies of data, shut down operations Aug. 8.
Read the complete storyAnd in related news, Gmail has been flicking on and off today, according to a
report from CNet. A Google spokesperson described the outage as a temporary failure.
About the Author
Joab Jackson is the senior technology editor for Government Computer News.