What happened
What this says
As at Fri 9 Oct 2026Pieter van Dam reported queries timing out with elevated database load, blocking team access. Bethan Lister confirmed elevated response times and began investigation.
Problem: Query performance degradation with elevated database load making the brain unusable. Impact is high, blocking team operations. Handling: BG-Demo confirmed the issue via internal logs and escalated to platform team. Fast first response (35 minutes) but full resolution details not shown in ticket; marked solved 2 days later.
Details
Updated 9 Oct 26Priorityurgent
Statusclosed
Categoryperformance
Channelweb
First response (min)35
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- Internal note · Bethan Lister 13 Jul 2026 10:56Performance degradation across multiple queries. Database load elevated. Investigation underway.
- created · Pieter van Dam 13 Jul 2026 15:39The brain is running very slowly right now. Queries that normally execute in seconds are timing out. Our teams can't get the answers they need. We need to resolve this urgently.
- Public reply · Bethan Lister 13 Jul 2026 16:14Thanks for reporting this, Pieter. I can see the issue on our side, we're seeing elevated response times. I'm looking into the root cause now and I'll update you as soon as I have more information.
- Status change · 19 Jul 2026 23:59
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