Effects of Amazon Cloud Computing Outage Felt Locally
The Amazon web services outage had a significant impact on the Capital Region, affecting various services such as Ring doorbell cameras, Amazon orders, Snapchat, and games like Roblox and Fortnite.
Other services affected included Disney+, Lyft, the McDonald's app, and Venmo. At Paesan's Pizza in Latham, issues with payment processing were experienced, with Mastercard transactions being declined due to a "service unavailable" message.
"So normally when we come in the morning, I open up, turn on the computers, and all of a sudden all the online orders come up and this morning we had zero. I'm like 'what's going on?'" - Frank Scavio, Owner of Paesan's Pizza
Scavio expressed relief that the outage did not occur on a Friday, which is typically the busiest day for the business.
Author's summary: Amazon cloud outage affects local businesses.