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Oct '25 • General Discussion 💬
🚨 Massive Global AWS Outage – Huge Impact on Digital Services
👋 Hey teammates,
Today, Monday, October 20, 2025, the US-EAST-1 region of Amazon Web Services (AWS) experienced a major outage starting at 8:40 AM, disrupting hundreds of websites, apps, and platforms worldwide.
🌐 Some of the affected services include:
- 🛒 Amazon.com
- 🎬 Prime Video
- 🎙️ Alexa
- 🔎 Perplexity
- 🎮 Fortnite, Roblox
- 📸 Snapchat
- 🦉 Duolingo
- 💻 Zoom, Canva
- 💳 BBVA, CaixaBank, Santander
⚙️ What’s happening:AWS reported a spike in errors and latency across multiple systems.Although engineers are working to restore services, the exact cause and estimated recovery time remain unknown.
💥 Consequences:
- Millions of users and companies unable to access critical tools
- Online payments, communication, and productivity platforms down
- Issues with navigation, image loading, and overall web performance
💡 Takeaway:This incident shows how heavily the digital world depends on AWS, and highlights the need for cloud resilience and redundancy strategies.
💬 What about you?
👉 Did today’s outage affect your tools or projects?
👉 What steps should businesses take to prepare for these situations?
Let’s discuss it below 👇
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🚨 Massive Global AWS Outage – Huge Impact on Digital Services
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