CASTiNET seems slow or "hangs"

Issue: CASTiNET seems slow or seems to hang. 

Check your internet speed: Check with your IT to determine what speed you should be getting and compare it to the results you get using these tests: 

Speed Test by Netflix (after the test finishes, click show "more info" to see upload speed)

Speed Test by OOKLA 

Test your connection to Azure: (CASTiNET primarily uses "EAST US")

Check your internet connection's Latency to Microsoft Azure

Check your internet connection's Latency to Azure Blob Storage

Check the Azure Status: (CASTiNET primarily uses "EAST US")

Azure System Status Page You should normally see all green "check marks"

Check the Azure Devops Blog 

Check the Azure Devops Twitter feed