AWS data center struck by objects in UAE, causing major outage. Amazon Web Services experienced significant service disruption after unidentified objects hit one of its availability zones in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday at approximately 4:30 p.m. local time, triggering a fire. The incident occurred amid escalating regional tensions, with the fire department shutting off power to the facility and generators while extinguishing the blaze. AWS confirmed that one availability zone was impacted but stated other regional data center groups remained unaffected. The company is routing traffic away from the damaged facility while working to restore power, with no estimated timeline provided. This outage underscores infrastructure vulnerabilities in geopolitically sensitive regions and highlights risks to cloud service providers operating in conflict zones.
