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Amazon's AWS outage on October 20 knocked services like Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, Venmo and more offline for hours
A severe Amazon Web Services outage took out many, many websites, apps, games and other services that rely on Amazon’s cloud division to stay up and running.

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Amazon's AWS struggles to recover after major outage disrupts apps, services worldwide
Is Amazon Alexa down? Thousands report issues amid AWS outage
AWS outage: Amazon reveals root cause as cloud services ‘returned to normal operations’ after worldwide internet disruption; here’s what you need to know
Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud computing service experienced a massive outage on Monday, October 20, 2025, disrupting numerous online services globally.

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Amazon says AWS cloud service is back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide
Amazon Says Website Outages Ease After Disruption
5 things to know for Oct. 21: National Guard, Government shutdown, Amazon tech outage, Japan, Tylenol
The ruling comes after Trump on Sunday threatened to send the National Guard to San Francisco as his administration continues an effort to crack down on a growing list of cities it claims are plagued...

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An AWS outage took down nearly the entire Internet. What caused it?
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Amazon Web Services ‘return to normal operations’ – Here’s what led to the 15-hour global outage
CRN

AWS’ 15-Hour Outage: 5 Big AI, DNS, EC2 And Data Center Keys To Know

AWS outage from DNS, EC2 and DynamoDB issues explained as cloud infrastructure at data centers and potentially AI technology played a role as Amazon invests in AI.

Here’s who has been impacted by the AWS outage

Scores of popular online platforms experienced problems Monday as Amazon Web Services (AWS) grappled with an outage. Amazon’s cloud computing arm, which is a leading provider of cloud
Streaming Media Magazine

Tutorial: Building a Remote AWS EC2 Server for Use With vMix

Are you curious as to what the AWS EC2 server is all about and what it can do for you? Let’s say that your current computer setup is subpar or perhaps you need a second unit for remote production using vMix. The EC2 (Elastic CloudCompute) is a viable answer.
InfoQ

AWS OpsWorks now Supports Existing EC2 Instances and On-Premises Servers

A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Senyo Simpson ...
TechCrunch

AWS launches Arm-based servers for EC2

At its re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, AWS today announced the launch of Arm-based servers for its EC2 cloud computing service. These aren’t run-of-the-mill Arm chips, though. AWS took the standard Arm cores and customized them to fit its needs.The ...
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