DNS Outages

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Due to current DNS difficulties, the PlayStation Network, Steam, and more gaming services are down. Steam, PSN, & More Currently Affected By DNS Server Outages Akamai Edge DNS service is currently experiencing difficulties that are leading to outages. You can read a statement from them below. We are aware of an emerging issue with the Edge DNS service. We are actively investigating the issue. If you have questions or are experiencing impact due to this issue, please contact Akamai Technical Support.

It may seem counter-intuitive that open source software, with its public availability and transparent code, can give private enterprise an edge. But that’s the lesson provided by Felix Cheung, an engineering manager at Uber who puts significant effort into The Apache Software Foundation.