Amazon AWS Cloud Disrupts Internet for Millions
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Amazon had a big problem with its cloud service. This problem made many websites and apps stop working on Monday. The issue affected social media, games, food delivery, and other online services worldwide.
This event shows that we depend on a few big tech companies. These companies provide important services for the internet. When their systems fail, many people have trouble using the internet.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) started to get better after three hours. It took until 6 p.m. for everything to work again. AWS helps many organizations, like governments and schools, with their technology.
The problem was with how web addresses change into numbers. These numbers help devices find websites on the internet. A website called DownDetector got many reports of problems from users around the world.
Many students could not do their homework because of the problem. Some schools had to change how they taught classes. This is not the first time Amazon's cloud service had a problem, as similar outages happened in the past.
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What problem did Amazon have with its cloud service?
Amazon had a big problem that made many websites and apps stop working.
How long did it take for Amazon Web Services to get better?
It took three hours for AWS to start getting better and until 6 p.m. for everything to work again.
What did many students have trouble with because of the problem?
Many students could not do their homework because of the problem.
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