October 23rd, 2012

Server issues and backup restore

Yesterday (Oct 22nd) about 5:45 PM GMT (10:45 AM PDT) our web hosting provider Amazon (AWS) started experiencing performance and connection issues. These issues caused a large number of Internet service companies, including PractiTest, to become unavailable. We were able … more

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December 28th, 2011

Stuff that worked and lessons learned from a Service Outing

A couple of weeks ago we had a short service outing for PractiTest. The service was down for about 22 minutes. This was the first time in over 18 months that our service was unavailable for more than a couple … more

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November 17th, 2010

Handled Availability Issues

Yesterday (Nov 16th, 1:00AM GMT) we experienced some availability issues with PractiTest. Within a short time the team managed to handle everything and we were able to return to full service as usual. We believe in honesty and openness, that’s … more

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