Amazon Cloud Computing Outage Disrupts Online Services
A major outage occurred on Amazon's cloud computing service, affecting various online services such as Snapchat, Roblox, and Signal.
The disruption, which started on Monday, also impacted Amazon's own services like Ring and Alexa, due to an issue with its domain name system.
Experts say these disruptions highlight the internet's reliance on a few major cloud providers.
- Snapchat
- Roblox
- Signal
- Ring
- Alexa
By around 6 a.m. Eastern Time, Amazon reported recovery across most services, with the issue resolved in about three hours.
This incident is not the first time Amazon Web Services (AWS) has faced such outages, with previous incidents occurring in 2023 and 2021.
Author's summary: Amazon cloud outage disrupts online services.