Outage At Amazon Web Services Impacts Websites Worldwide
Amazon Web Services (AWS), a leader in cloud infrastructure, has experienced a major outage that has taken down numerous websites worldwide.
Amazon cited an
“operational issue”as the reason for the AWS outage and said that it is
“working on multiple parallel paths to accelerate recovery”.
The situation is impacting Amazon’s own operations, including its popular e-commerce website. Other websites that have been impacted by the AWS outage include:
- Disney+
- Lyft
- McDonald’s
- The New York Times
- Robinhood Markets
- T-Mobile
- United Airlines
Some United Airlines customers reported on social media that they can no longer find their flight reservations online because of the situation at Amazon.
Author's summary: AWS outage impacts global websites.