In August, StatusGator’s Early Warning Signals detected hundreds of global service outages before official provider acknowledgments were published. Our alerts notified users early on—often minutes before providers confirmed issues—giving IT teams the critical lead time to respond.
Below, we highlight three of the most significant outages we tracked in August, followed by a curated selection of other notable disruptions.
SentinelOne outage – August 13
Issue summary: SentinelOne experienced a critical disruption that impacted login, console availability, and API usage. Enterprises relying on its endpoint protection platform faced monitoring blind spots until the issue was resolved.
Acknowledged by provider: 15:11 UTC
StatusGator detected: 17 minutes earlier (14:54 UTC)
Other August incidents: 2 outages total (Aug 6, Aug 13)
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Starlink outage – August 18
Issue summary: Starlink customers reported degraded internet connectivity and regional downtime. For some users, connections dropped entirely for extended periods before service gradually recovered.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 17:51 UTC
Other August incidents: 2 outages total (Aug 5, Aug 18)
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Shopify outage – August 7
Issue summary: Shopify storefronts became unavailable to merchants and buyers as login and checkout flows failed. This outage directly impacted e-commerce transactions and revenue until Shopify stabilized systems.
Acknowledged by provider: 21:24 UTC
StatusGator detected: 22 minutes earlier (21:46 UTC)
Other August incidents: 2 outages total (Aug 7, Aug 23)
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Other notable outages
Our Early Warning Signals picked up many more disruptions throughout August. In most cases, we detected issues before providers acknowledged them—ensuring our users stayed a step ahead.
Here’s a selection of other providers we want to highlight. For services with multiple incidents, we’ve also included the counts and dates.
Azure – August 18
Issue summary: Connection issues and repeated login prompts left many customers unable to access their cloud-hosted services and applications.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 23:48 UTC
Other August incidents: 2 outages total (Aug 18, Aug 19)
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GitHub – August 27
Issue summary: A widespread outage caused repositories, pull requests, and APIs to become unavailable. Developers reported errors pushing code and collaborating until GitHub rolled out a fix.
Acknowledged by provider: 20:51 UTC
StatusGator detected: 10 minutes earlier (20:41 UTC)
Other August incidents: 3 outages total (Aug 5, Aug 11, Aug 27)
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OpenAI – August 20
Issue summary: Conversations failed to load or timed out, disrupting both web and API users until the issue was resolved.
Acknowledged by provider: 06:56 UTC
StatusGator detected: 10 minutes earlier (06:46 UTC)
Other August incidents: 3 outages total (Aug 8, Aug 20 twice)
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Follett Software – August 28
Issue summary: Blank screens on login.
Acknowledged by provider: 14:45 UTC
StatusGator detected: 18 minutes earlier (14:27 UTC)
Other August incidents: 3 outages total (Aug 18, Aug 28, Aug 29)
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Amplify – August 20
Issue summary: mClass Testing became unavailable due to error messages.
Acknowledged by provider: 16:01 UTC
StatusGator detected: 3 minutes earlier (15:58 UTC)
Other August incidents: 2 outages (Aug 20, Aug 29)
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Canva – August 28
Issue summary: Connection timeouts and failures prevented users from loading the app.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 11:26 UTC
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Apple – August 9
Issue summary: Sign-in and account recovery issues affected iCloud and Apple ID services.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 04:31 UTC
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ClassLink – August 8
Issue summary: Login errors and failed sign-ins disrupted school access portals.
Acknowledged by provider: 12:13 UTC
StatusGator detected: 7 minutes earlier (12:20 UTC)
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IXL – August 13
Issue summary: Website not loading due to technical difficulties.
Acknowledged by provider: 13:34 UTC
StatusGator detected: 20 minutes earlier (13:14 UTC)
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NWEA – August 27
Issue summary: Slow loading and delays in assessments.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 14:13 UTC
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ElevenLabs – August 19
Issue summary: Login page and interface unavailable.
Acknowledged by provider: 06:00 UTC
StatusGator detected: 2 minutes earlier (05:58 UTC)
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Tide – August 20
Issue summary: App not loading or logging in properly.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 06:35 UTC
Other August incidents: 2 outages (Aug 1, Aug 20)
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1Password – August 5
Issue summary: Sign-in issues affected portal access.
Acknowledged by provider: 20:50 UTC
StatusGator detected: 13 minutes earlier (20:37 UTC)
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Klaviyo – August 27
Issue summary: Web app unavailable due to 503 errors.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 14:58 UTC
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PayPal – August 23
Issue summary: Bank transfers and withdrawals failing.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 08:41 UTC
Other August incidents: 2 outages (Aug 23 morning and evening)
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Dropbox – August 12
Issue summary: Service unresponsive due to gateway timeouts.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 18:01 UTC
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Frontline Education – August 9
Issue summary: Platform not loading after login.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 22:47 UTC
Other August incidents: 2 outages (Aug 9, Aug 25)
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Aircall – August 12
Issue summary: Call failures and tagging issues.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 08:35 UTC
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Cursor – August 16
Issue summary: Connection errors when running models.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 02:59 UTC
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ADP – August 18
Issue summary: Login failures and downtime disrupted employee access.
Acknowledged by provider: No official acknowledgment
StatusGator detected: 19:36 UTC
Other August incidents: 2 outages (Aug 14, Aug 18)
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Why this matters
What stands out is the lag between detection and provider acknowledgment—often stretching minutes or never confirmed at all. This gap underscores the value of independent monitoring: enterprises get actionable alerts faster, enabling IT teams to respond proactively.
By catching these early warning signals, organizations can minimize downtime, maintain customer trust, and stay ahead of cascading failures.
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