US EditionAmazon's AWS reports outage after UAE data center struck by 'objects'
Unknown objects caused sparks and a fire at an AWS UAE data center, disrupting cloud services in one availability zone; recovery is underway but full power restoration time is unknown.
- Amazon Web Services confirmed a fire and power outage at its UAE facility caused by objects striking the data center, amid retaliatory attacks by Iran.
- After sparks and fire from the strikes, the fire department cut power to the facility while crews worked to extinguish the fire, AWS said.
- AWS did not confirm or deny whether the incident was connected to the missile and drone strikes from Iran targeting the UAE in retaliation for U.S. and Israeli actions.
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Amazon cloud unit flags issues at Bahrain, UAE data centers amid Iran strikes
Amazon cloud unit's data centres in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) faced connectivity issues on Monday, the company said, amid retaliatory Iranian strikes in the region in response to strikes by the United States and Israel on the Islamic Republic. Iranian strikes have hit airports, ports, and residential areas across the wider Gulf. One of the cloud unit AWS' zones in the UAE was still without power on Monday, after the company said…
Amazon's AWS reports power, connectivity issues in Bahrain, UAE amid Iran strikes
Amazon’s cloud unit’s data centers in Bahrain and the UAE were facing power and connectivity issues on Monday, March 2, the company said, as Iranian retaliatory strikes hit airports, ports, and residential areas across the wider Gulf. Two of Amazon cloud unit’s zones, which are clusters of data centres, in the UAE were without power on Monday, the company said on its status page. AWS said on Sunday said that one zone in the UAE was affected afte…
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