Amazon Web Services, Outage
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Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing platform that powers much of the internet, went down for several hours Monday, making several major websites and apps inoperable.
Amazon Web Services, a cloud platform that supports a portion of the internet, experienced a massive outage on Monday.
A major AWS outage Monday morning caused problems with many of the largest sites on the internet for several hours. And it's not the first time.
In July 2024, cybersecurity company CrowdStrike experienced a massive global IT outage that disrupted hospitals, airlines, banks, and government agencies. This event mirrors the recent AWS outage, highlighting how issues with a single technology provider can have worldwide consequences.
Many Americans and others around the world woke up Monday morning to find themselves unable to access their favorite websites.