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Amazon Explains How Its AWS Outage Took Down the Web

Wired 25 Oct 2025 · 7:30 AM
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Amazon Web Services faced significant DNS issues leading to widespread outages, underscoring the critical reliance on cloud services. This incident raises concerns about the stability and resilience of major cloud providers.
Amazon Explains How Its AWS Outage Took Down the Web
Why it matters
On Monday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) encountered a significant outage caused by Domain Name System (DNS) resolution failures within its DynamoDB service. This incident not only disrupted AWS operations but also triggered a series of cascading issues, complicating recovery efforts. Key components affected included the Network Load Balancer service, essential for managing data flow, and the inability to launch new EC2 Instances, which are crucial for virtual machine configurations. The entire incident unfolded over approximately 15 hours, impacting many customers significantly. AWS acknowledged the event's repercussions and committed to learning from the experience to enhance future service availability. This outage serves as a stark reminder of the global reliance on cloud services and the potential vulnerabilities that can arise from such dependencies.
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