Key facts
- A power problem at Australia’s SYD1 data centre on August 24 disrupted Nasdaq’s Trade Surveillance application.
- Nasdaq's alert functions have been restored.
- Users report ongoing issues with testing and calibration tools for the Nasdaq Trade Surveillance application.
Nasdaq's Trade Surveillance application experienced a prolonged period of impaired functionality due to a power problem at its SYD1 data centre in Australia, which began on August 24. While the alert functions of the application have since been restored, users report that testing and calibration tools remain disrupted. A risk manager at a global bank noted that the application has faced a "whole slew of new issues" focused on its Australian data centre since the August outage.