The article critiques Cloudflare's response to a recent global outage, highlighting flaws in their root cause analysis that overlook fundamental database issues. It argues that the outage stems from a mismatch between application logic and database schema, suggesting that Cloudflare needs to focus on logical design rather than just physical replication to prevent future incidents.

This article discusses the implications of Downdetector relying on Cloudflare for key services during a November 2025 outage. Despite being a multi-cloud service, Downdetector's use of Cloudflare for DNS and CDN helps manage traffic spikes and maintain performance, even if it introduces a single point of failure. The piece also highlights design considerations and potential improvements for the future.