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The Hidden Cost of Cloud: Internet Dependency

Name: The Hidden Cost of Cloud: Internet Dependency
Uploaded: 2026-10-27T20:31:19+00:00
Duration: 2 min 40 s
Description: Stephen Yoss walks through real examples of how Internet outages and cloud service downtime can devastate your operations—from GitHub's 8-hour outage that slowed development to primary connection failures. Learn why redundant internet and failover systems aren't optional when your business runs on the cloud.

2:40 · A clip from Cloud Computing for Accountants, taught by Stephen Yoss

Stephen Yoss walks through real examples of how Internet outages and cloud service downtime can devastate your operations—from GitHub's 8-hour outage that slowed development to primary connection failures. Learn why redundant internet and failover systems aren't optional when your business runs on the cloud. From the course “Cloud Computing for Accountants” (2 CPE credits, Information Technology, Basic): https://www.cpetoday.com/course/cloud-computing-for-accountants-26c01400 Taught by Stephen Yoss, MS, CPA — Speaker & Author, CPE Today. More from Stephen Yoss: https://www.cpetoday.com/instructor/stephen-yoss CPE Today offers live webinars, Live Replays and self-study for CPAs and accounting professionals. NASBA-sponsored (ID 167619) and an IRS-approved CE provider. https://www.cpetoday.com/ #CloudComputing #BusinessContinuity #CloudInfrastructure

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