Amazon Web Services Outage Disrupts Global Platforms, Recovery Underway | AI News Digest
A substantial outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) has led to widespread disruptions for numerous applications and websites around the world, impacting over 1,000 businesses. Popular platforms, including Snapchat, Roblox, and Duolingo, faced service interruptions, with millions of users reporting issues. The outage commenced around 8 AM BST and was linked to AWS's operations on the U.S. East Coast, where increased error rates were first identified. By late morning, Amazon announced that services dependent on the US-EAST-1 region were beginning to recover. This incident has sparked concerns among experts regarding the vulnerabilities associated with heavy reliance on a small number of cloud service providers, highlighting the urgent need for diversification in digital infrastructure.
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