Snapchat, Amazon, McDonalds, Canva and others disrupted by AWS downtime
- A massive outage at AWS has knocked major platforms offline, including Snapchat and Amazon.com.
- The outage began in the US-East-1 region and affected connectivity globally, including Africa.
- AWS confirmed increased error rates and latency across its core services due to issues with DynamoDB APIs.
The AWS outage underscores the vulnerabilities inherent in relying on a limited number of cloud service providers. As businesses increasingly depend on these platforms for critical operations, it is essential to advocate for a more diversified cloud infrastructure to mitigate the risks of such widespread disruptions.
