Has Anyone Noticed Cloud Applications Becoming More Sensitive to Short Internet Interruptions?

I wanted to get some feedback from people here because I've been noticing something over the last few months.

A few years ago, a short internet interruption wasn't usually a big deal. A page would refresh, a download would resume, and work would continue. Today, many of the tools we use every day are completely cloud-based, and even a brief connection drop can create unexpected issues.

Recently, I was helping a small team troubleshoot what initially looked like a software problem. Employees reported that attendance records were not syncing properly, login sessions were timing out, and certain updates appeared delayed. After spending time checking browsers and application settings, we eventually discovered that the root cause was intermittent connectivity rather than the platform itself.

What surprised me was how difficult it was to identify. Speed tests looked normal most of the time, but short interruptions throughout the day were enough to affect real-time applications.

One of the systems being used was a time attendance management system, and because attendance logs, approvals, and employee records were cloud-based, even brief network instability created confusion for users. The platform itself wasn't at fault. The issue was the connection quality.

This made me wonder whether others have experienced something similar with modern web applications. Have you ever had a situation where your internet appeared fine for browsing and streaming, but business applications were still affected by small connection drops, latency spikes, or packet loss?

For context, one of the platforms involved was Vertex-HCM, but the experience made me realize how dependent today's workplace tools have become on stable and consistent connectivity rather than just raw download speed.

Curious to hear if others have seen similar behavior and how you diagnosed it.