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title: "The Cloudflare Outage Took Down Parts of the Internet. Here’s What Businesses Can Learn from It. – DataYard"
description: "On November 18, 2025, the Cloudflare Outage disrupted websites and internet services for roughly six hours, blocking access to apps, authentication, and even DNS resolution around the world. At DataYard, we see this event as a practical reminder: outages happen to the biggest companies, so businesses must design hosting and DNS strategies that prioritize resilience. Read Cloudflare’s postmortem for the technical timeline and use this guide to reduce your risk."
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