Soak Up the Sun, Not the Stress: Stay Connected During Outages with ZeroTier

June’s Google Cloud Platform outage, and the resulting disruption to downstream infrastructure providers, was another reminder of how fragile the internet can be. Sites went dark, services dropped, and many frustrated users spammed the reload button on Spotify. But devices running on ZeroTier? They stayed connected.

That’s because ZeroTier is built for situations like this. And it’s the reason you don’t have to stress about your network going down while you’re sipping margaritas on the beaches of Mexico this summer. Your devices stay connected, no matter where you are and what goes on with the internet.

There’s been no shortage of outages lately. From backbone disruptions to DNS issues, these incidents can quickly take down apps, servers, and even critical infrastructure. But users who’ve moved to a network overlay solution, like ZeroTier, have seen their critical services continue to run uninterrupted, even when parts of the wider internet hit a snag.

How can you keep things connected?
ZeroTier creates a virtual network that operates over the existing internet, but with added resilience woven in. ZeroTier uses peer-to-peer connections and decentralized control. Devices don’t have to rely on centralized servers that could go down during an outage. Instead, they build direct, encrypted tunnels to each other. As a result, your applications don’t depend on any single system deployed in the cloud: if they have an internet connection, their ZeroTier networks keep running. There’s no need to manually change providers, wait for DNS/service discovery updates to propagate, or worry about firewall rules not allowing traffic over your failover connections.

When Cloudflare’s services were impacted, many people couldn’t reach websites or applications, including ZeroTier’s homepage and dashboards. However, ZeroTier users were able to continue monitoring and managing their deployed systems during the outage. Remote workers stayed connected to essential tools, IoT devices kept transmitting data, and developers could still access their test environments, all without missing a beat.

It’s moments like these that highlight why network overlays are becoming essential for both businesses and developers. Relying solely on the standard public internet leaves you vulnerable to disruptions that are outside your control. Layering ZeroTier on top adds stability, security, and flexibility.

There’s no stopping global outages from happening from time to time, but you can make sure your devices, teams, and systems stay connected through them by moving to a network overlay solution like ZeroTier. It’s the smartest way to keep your devices talking, whether you’re working from the office or watching the waves roll in from your beach chair.

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