When the cloud bursts - dealing with the collapse of AberdeenCloud

AberdeenCloud was one of the pioneering companies in the world of managed Drupal hosting. On 28th June 2016, without any official warning, it collapsed entirely leaving many Drupal sites completely unavailable.

This session will look at how this situation arose, and how we in Annertech dealt with it. On a more general level we look at our approach to off-site backups for cloud hosted services to avoid being left in the dark.

Indended Audience
Developers using a managed Drupal hosting service.
Developers evaluating a managed Drupal hosting service.

Session Overview

• A brief history of AberdeenCloud and the service provided
• Writing on the wall: Some issues that damaged our confidence in the service - what to watch out for in future
• An overview of the backup solution we put in place
• The straw that broken the camel's back - Our decision to move entirely to a new provider
• How to plan and complete the migration from one provider to another
• The final collapse, and the fallout
• The future plan for 3rd party services