To prevent future incidents similar to the one on August 9, 2024, Zendesk is implementing several measures. These include reducing the timeout for user cache retrieval, considering chaos testing to simulate failures, reviewing and adjusting alert thresholds for quicker detection, and reaching out to AWS to investigate the unexpected reboot of the memory-caching system.
These steps aim to enhance system resilience and ensure quicker response times in case of similar issues.
On August 9, 2024, Zendesk experienced a service incident affecting Pod 17. From 15:46 UTC to 15:57 UTC, users faced issues such as error codes, slow loading times, and difficulties opening tickets or viewing messages. The incident was quickly…
The incident on August 9, 2024, was caused by an unexpected reboot of a system that caches data in memory. This led to timeout errors and 503 service errors as the system failed to switch to an alternative data source promptly. The monitors in…
The Zendesk service incident on August 9, 2024, was resolved automatically as the memory-caching system came back online. The system's reboot caused delays, but it was self-resolving, so no immediate manual intervention was needed. To prevent…
For more information about the Zendesk incident on August 9, 2024, you can visit the Zendesk system status page. The post-mortem investigation summary is usually posted there a few days after the incident. If you have additional questions, you can…