Summary
An Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage caused several major online services, like Duolingo, Roblox, and Coinbase, to go offline. AWS indicated that they are working on fully resolving the issue, but some challenges were still present. The incident shows how many internet services rely heavily on AWS.
Key Facts
- An AWS outage occurred, affecting many popular online platforms.
- AWS is a cloud service provider that supports the operations of many websites and apps.
- Services like Canva, Snapchat, Reddit, and others reported outages.
- AWS' Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) faced issues, which provides computing power for services.
- AWS claims to have mitigated the main issue but is working on full recovery.
- Coinbase, a major U.S. crypto exchange, reported some recovery signs.
- More service disruptions hit other companies, including Delta Air Lines and United Airlines.
- An expert suggests that overreliance on one cloud provider can bring about wide-ranging disruptions.
