AWS experienced widespread operational disruption, causing errors & latency across services. The issue stemmed from DNS resolution failures and affected major websites & apps globally.

"We have narrowed down the source of the network connectivity issues that impacted AWS Services," read the latest update from the AWS status page. "The root cause is an underlying internal subsystem responsible for monitoring the health of our network load balancers."

What triggered the Amazon AWS outage today and why did it affect so many apps? Find out what happened and get the latest updates on the situation.

An early-morning disruption for Amazon Web Services caused widespread errors across key cloud systems — a reminder of how dependent state and local agencies have become on centralized infrastructure.

Maybe we rely on Amazon Web Services a little too much. Dozens of sites and apps went dark this morning. Here's why.