Power outage hits the island of Taiwan. Here’s what we learned.

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This post highlights the resilience of Cloudflare's network during a major power outage in Taiwan. It demonstrates that even when local infrastructure fails, Cloudflare's data centers, with backup power, can continue to operate. The post also provides insights into user behavior during such events, noting an initial spike in requests as people sought information and a shift from desktop to mobile devices, leading to a decrease in bandwidth usage. This showcases the robustness of the global network in the face of localized disruptions.