Turntin System-wide Service Disruption - Resolved
RESOLVED at 1:36 a.m. CST on 2/16/2019 from Turnitin:
We’ve fixed it! Due to an unexpected database issue, users of Turnitin and Turnitin UK may have been unable to log in, submit or grade papers today. Users accessing Turnitin and Turnitin UK through integration were also affected. We are pleased to advise that service has been restored.
We encountered a disruption between the following times: 08:52 a.m. CST Feb 15 through 01:06 a.m. CST Feb 16.
Please accept our apologies if you were impacted by today’s disruption.
UPDATE at 4:18 p.m. CST on 2/15/2019 from Turnitin:
"As you are aware, we are currently experiencing a system outage for both Turnitin and TurnitinUK. We have identified the cause to be a database issue, which caused GradeMarks and QuickMarks to eventually stop responding and this caused our system to go down.
We're working on implementing a fix and we currently don't know how long this will take, however, we are estimating that by the end of the business day today we should have all services restored.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience."
ORIGINAL:
Starting around 9:50 a.m. CST on Friday, February 15, 2019, Turnitin reported they are experiencing a system wide service disruption. Users are unable to create, access, submit, or grade Turnitin assignments.
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