Serverless Inference - Gemma4 Latency Issues Causing Timeouts & Slow Responses
Summary
The deployed fix has successfully restored full functionality, and our monitoring shows that system performance has completely stabilized. Response times for all Gemma 4 inference workflows have returned to normal baseline levels. We will continue to track platform stability moving forward to ensure long-term reliability. We apologize for any disruption this may have caused to your workflows and appreciate your patience throughout the recovery process.
Impact
minor
Timeline
[identified] We are currently experiencing an issue where customers using the Gemma 4 model on our Serverless Inference and Dedicated Inference platforms may experience severe latency or request timeouts. Our engineering team has identified a backend configuration issue as the root cause, which is temporarily degrading performance. We are actively working on a fix to restore normal response times and will provide another update as soon as the mitigation is in place
via statuspage[monitoring] A fix has been deployed to resolve the backend configuration issue. We are closely monitoring system performance to ensure full recovery and normal response times for all Gemma 4 inference workflows.
via statuspage[identified] We are currently experiencing an issue affecting customers using the Gemma 4 model on our Serverless Inference platform. Customers may experience significantly increased latency or request timeouts. Our Engineering team has identified a backend configuration issue as the root cause, which is temporarily impacting model performance. Please be assured that our Engineering team is actively working on a fix and is treating this issue with high priority. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your patience and understanding. If you have any further questions, please create a support ticket so that we can investigate your specific case further.
via statuspage[monitoring] A fix has been deployed to resolve the issue. We are closely monitoring system performance to ensure full recovery and normal response times for all Gemma 4 inference workflows.
via statuspage[resolved] The deployed fix has successfully restored full functionality, and our monitoring shows that system performance has completely stabilized. Response times for all Gemma 4 inference workflows have returned to normal baseline levels. We will continue to track platform stability moving forward to ensure long-term reliability. We apologize for any disruption this may have caused to your workflows and appreciate your patience throughout the recovery process.
via statuspageLessons Learned
⚠DigitalOcean has experienced 94 incidents in the past year. This frequency suggests systemic reliability challenges that may warrant additional monitoring.
📊Incidents related to network, compute, deployment, configuration have occurred 314 times across all providers in the past year. This is one of the most common failure categories in cloud infrastructure.
💡This incident is categorized as: Configuration Error, Network / Routing, Capacity Issue, Deployment Failure. Consider implementing preventive measures specific to this failure category.
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