DETAIL: We are currently experiencing some unexpected problems with our service delivery.

RESPONSE: We are investigating this and expect to have this resolved promptly.

DURATION: We will provide an update on the cause and resolution once completed.


UPDATE: 16:20 BST (GMT +1) 15 Oct 2009

We were performing a routine maintenance operation to expand disk space. This normally requires no downtime, however the operation hung causing a cascading problem which required us to restart the entire service.

Because the restart was unscheduled we took great care to minimise risk. This means that restarting our entire service takes time.