Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlight industry’s vulnerability to physical disasters

Iranian drone strikes damaged three Amazon Web Services sites in the Middle East, exposing how vulnerable cloud data centers are in conflict.

AWS Data Centers Hit: Drone Strikes Cripple Cloud

AWS says drone strikes damaged UAE and Bahrain data centers, disrupting and degrading dozens of services and pressuring customer recovery plans.
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Drone Strikes Hit AWS Data Centers 'Due To' Middle East Conflict, Amazon Confirms

“Due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, both affected regions have experienced physical impacts to infrastructure as a result of drone strikes,” says Amazon. Three AWS data centers in the ...
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‘Objects’ Strike, Spark Fire At AWS Data Center In The Middle East

‘One of our Availability Zones (mec1-az2) was impacted by objects that struck the data center, creating sparks and fire,’ said Amazon on its health status dashboard. One of AWS’ data centers in the ...