Major Cloud Outage Disrupts AI Platforms After Partnership
Days after OpenAI and Google Cloud unveiled a partnership, a widespread outage at Google Cloud and Cloudflare disrupted AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, developer tools, and popular services like Spotify and Discord. While AWS and Microsoft services remained online, the incident underscores the risks of single-cloud dependency and the need for multi-cloud resilience strategies.
Breaking News Global Cloud Outage Disrupts AI Tools
On June 12, 2025, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Cloudflare began experiencing widespread issues around 10:00 a.m. PT, taking down key AI development tools and data services. ChatGPT, Claude and multiple enterprise platforms went offline as teams scrambled for answers.
A GCP spokesperson confirmed disruptions across core and AI-related services, pointing users to the public status dashboard. Cloudflare noted only a subset of its services on Google Cloud were affected, while its core offerings remained online.
- API Gateway
- Google Cloud Storage
- BigQuery
- Vertex AI Search
- Firebase
Meanwhile, Amazon Web Services reported normal operations for Bedrock and SageMaker, and OpenAI resolved login issues within hours. Anthropic’s Claude API saw elevated error rates but recovered after mitigations.
- LlamaCloud by LlamaIndex
- Weights & Biases models and @weave_wb tools
- Supabase
- Replit
The outage rippled beyond AI. Consumer apps like Spotify and Discord also saw service interruptions. The incident highlights how interconnected dependencies can amplify downtime across industries.
Why Single-Cloud Dependency Is Risky
Relying on one cloud provider or database exposes organizations to systemic risks. When that provider’s network falters, login flows, data pipelines and customer experiences can grind to a halt.
Building Resilience with Multi-Cloud Strategies
- Design multi-cloud architectures with failover across GCP, AWS and Azure
- Implement automated traffic rerouting and health checks
- Monitor performance with real-time alerts and diagnostics
- Conduct regular disaster recovery drills and chaos testing
At QuarkyByte, we analyze your infrastructure footprint to identify single points of failure and recommend tailored redundancy plans. Our teams simulate outage scenarios, validate recovery workflows and help you establish robust, multi-region operations that keep your critical AI services online.
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