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#26Business continuityPublished

Resilience.

If your cloud provider goes down, does your business keep running?

ThenewB drawing #26, “Resilience”. A Google Cloud outage on 20 October 2026 hits payments, client access, regulatory reporting, KYC checks and internal operations. To prepare: map, assess, design, test.

In ten seconds

On 20 October 2026, a major Google Cloud outage in the UK and Europe disrupted online services. For a financial institution, exposed functions range from payments to regulatory reporting, including client access, KYC checks and internal applications.

Signal

On 20 October 2026, a major Google Cloud outage in the UK and Europe disrupted online services. For a financial institution, exposed functions range from payments to regulatory reporting, including client access, KYC checks and internal applications.

Paradox

Data can stay intact while the business stops. Security does not guarantee continuity.

Implication

Critical functions and their real dependencies must be mapped, then recovery tested in real conditions, including the loss of the provider. For a subsidiary, the cloud contract is often negotiated by the group, yet the continuity plan must hold locally.

Sources

  • Google Cloud, 20 October 2026
  • Reuters

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