We Now Know What Caused The AWS Outage That Shut Down Most Of The Internet

A massive AWS outage brought Internet-reliant services, from software to smart devices, down worldwide, and we now know what ...
Opinion

‘There isn’t really another choice:’ Signal chief explains why the encrypted messenger relies on AWS

After last week’s major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage took Signal along with it, Elon Musk was quick to criticize the encrypted messaging app’s reliance on big tech. But Signal president Meredith ...

Amazon reveals a single point of failure brought down AWS taking thousands of services with it

Ripple effect: An Amazon Web Services outage knocked dozens of popular online platforms offline across much of the world, ...

'Really frustrating': Students react to AWS and Canvas shutdown

Last Monday's AWS outage caused Canvas to shut down, leaving students frustrated and raising concerns about internet ...
The Daily of the University of Washington

Explaining the Canvas outage, UW students discuss disruptions

The total number of schools affected is unknown, though Canvas reports servicing 40% of all United States K-12 school ...
Restaurant Business Online

For restaurant tech, AWS outage puts spotlight on redundancy

The widespread outage last week caused headaches across the industry. But for some operators, it was business as usual, ...
CRN

Amazon’s Outage Root Cause, $581M Loss Potential And ‘Apology:’ 5 AWS Outage Takeaways

AWS outage caused by a DNS automated systems error may result in a $581 million loss for Amazon as the cloud and AI company make changes to prevent similar failures.