Amazon Cloud Computing Outage Disrupts Online Services
Amazon's cloud computing service experienced a major outage, disrupting services like Snapchat, Roblox, and Signal.
The outage, which occurred on Monday, affected Amazon's own services, including Ring and Alexa, due to a problem with its domain name system.
Amazon blamed the problem on its domain name system, which translates web addresses into IP addresses.
By around 6 a.m. Eastern Time, Amazon reported recovery across most services. This incident highlights the internet's reliance on a few major cloud providers, with experts noting previous outages in 2023 and 2021.
Author's summary:
Amazon's cloud outage disrupts many online services.