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What caused the AWS outage?

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The AWS outage was caused by an issue in a critical infrastructure zone in Virginia, leading to widespread disruptions for global platforms and services.

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AWS outage mostly resolved after hours-long global disruption

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  • A global AWS outage disrupted major apps like Snapchat, Signal, and Disney Plus. 8s
  • Platforms linked to McDonald's and the UK tax authority were also affected. 18s
  • AWS provides cloud services for international companies and governments. 24s
  • Analysts note the heavy global reliance on a few American tech firms for cloud services. 1m 0s
  • Amazon traced the outage to a critical infrastructure zone in Virginia. 1m 10s
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AWS outage mostly resolved after hours-long global disruption
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AWS outage mostly resolved after hours-long global disruption

Amazon's initial investigation suggests the problem stemmed from a critical infrastructure zone in Virginia.

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