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Here's what experts say the Amazon Web Services outage reveals about the fragility of the cloud
The 15-hour disruption to Amazon Web Services, a cloud-based computing service, on Monday shook internet users around the world, disrupting everything from travel to financial transactions — and under...

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Amazon Web Services returning after global Internet outage
What to know about the Amazon Web Services outage
AWS Back Online - But What Went Wrong With Amazon’s Cloud Service?
Amazon.com announced that its cloud service, AWS, resumed normal operations after a significant internet outage disrupted numerous websites globally, affecting major platforms like Snapchat and Reddit...

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Major vulnerability exposed in Amazon’s global internet outage
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An AWS outage took down nearly the entire Internet. What caused it?
More than 1,000 services were impacted by the outage, including popular platforms like WhatsApp, Snapchat and Reddit, which rely on AWS services, along with financial institutions like the British go...

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AWS outage: Amazon reveals root cause as cloud services ‘returned to normal operations’ after worldwide internet disruption; here’s what you need to know
Amazon says AWS cloud service is back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide

Amazon Web Services mercilessly mocked with a slew of memes after major websites go down for hours

An hours-long crash of Amazon Web Services sparked a wave of tongue-in-cheek, apocalyptic memes Monday as social media users coped with the disruption of major sites and apps around the world.

(Draft) Why Did Amazon Web Services (AWS) Really Go Down? Here’s What We Know

Yesterday, a major AWS outage brought the world to a standstill. But why did it happen? And will it ever happen again?
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