#69: Is the Internet Really Decentralized?
Sun Jan 25 2026
The internet is “decentralized”… until one cloud provider has a bad day. This time on DevOps Accents, Leo, Pablo, and Kirill break down where decentralization actually exists, where we’ve centralized by convenience, and why outages feel inevitable in today’s cloud-driven world. In this episode:
What “decentralized internet” really means — protocols vs. realityWhy major outages (Cloudflare, AWS, DNS) expose hidden centralizationSingle points of failure: clouds, CDNs, certificate authorities, and power gridsFrom infrastructure to geopolitics: how political borders affect the internetDisaster recovery trade-offs: cost, downtime, and realistic expectations for teamsPractical advice: how much resilience is enough — and what not to blindly trust
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Show Notes
2025 Year In Review, DA episode with additional discussion of this topicCloudflare outage on November 18, 2025Cloudflare outage on December 5, 2025
Podcast editing: Mila Jones / milajonesproduction@gmail.com
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The internet is “decentralized”… until one cloud provider has a bad day. This time on DevOps Accents, Leo, Pablo, and Kirill break down where decentralization actually exists, where we’ve centralized by convenience, and why outages feel inevitable in today’s cloud-driven world. In this episode: What “decentralized internet” really means — protocols vs. realityWhy major outages (Cloudflare, AWS, DNS) expose hidden centralizationSingle points of failure: clouds, CDNs, certificate authorities, and power gridsFrom infrastructure to geopolitics: how political borders affect the internetDisaster recovery trade-offs: cost, downtime, and realistic expectations for teamsPractical advice: how much resilience is enough — and what not to blindly trust Check out our website to learn more about the services mkdev offers for companies. Subscribe to our newsletter. Buy mkdev merchandise here. Show Notes 2025 Year In Review, DA episode with additional discussion of this topicCloudflare outage on November 18, 2025Cloudflare outage on December 5, 2025 Podcast editing: Mila Jones / milajonesproduction@gmail.com