Amazon Web Services Sees Widespread Outage; Websites, Software Providers Affected

Roku, Adobe's Spark, Flickr, and the Baltimore Sun newspaper were among those hit by the outage.

Advertisement
By Reuters | Updated: 26 November 2020 10:58 IST
Highlights
  • Amazon's cloud service business is thriving on higher demand
  • Companies are switching to virtual offices due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Sales from AWS rose about 29 percent in the third quarter

Amazon Kinesis collects, processes, and analyses real-time data and offers insights

Amazon's widely used cloud service, Amazon Web Services (AWS), is experiencing a large-scale outage, the company said on Wednesday, affecting users ranging from websites to software providers.

It has also affected the ability to post updates to its service health dashboard, the company said.

Advertisement

"Kinesis has been experiencing increased error rates this morning in our US-East-1 Region that's impacted some other AWS services. We are working toward resolution," an AWS spokesperson said in a statement.

Amazon Kinesis, a part of its cloud offerings, collects, processes, and analyses real-time data and offers insights.

Advertisement

Video-streaming device maker Roku, Adobe's Spark platform, video-hosting website Flickr and the Baltimore Sun newspaper were among those hit by the outage, according to their recent posts on Twitter.

"We are experiencing intermittent issues with our website and publishing system because of the AWS outage," the newspaper tweeted.

Advertisement

Amazon's cloud service business is thriving on higher demand from companies switching to virtual offices due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

© Thomson Reuters 2020


iPhone 12 Pro Series Is Amazing, but Why Is It So Expensive in India? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below.

Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.
 

Get your daily dose of tech news, reviews, and insights, in under 80 characters on Gadgets 360 Turbo. Connect with fellow tech lovers on our Forum. Follow us on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News for instant updates. Catch all the action on our YouTube channel.

Further reading: Amazon, Amazon Web Services
Advertisement

Related Stories

Popular Mobile Brands
  1. Pova 8 Debuts in India With Alive Matrix Display at This Price
  2. FIFA World Cup 2026: How to Watch the World Cup Live on OTT, TV Channels
  3. Vi 5G Comes to More Cities; Services Restored on Mumbai Metro Aqua Line 3
  4. This OnePlus N Series Phone Will Launch in India Soon
  5. Motorola Edge 70 Pro+ With 6,500mAh Battery Goes on Sale in India: See Offers
  1. Samsung Galaxy S25 Gets New Galaxy AI Features From Galaxy S26 With New One UI 8.5 Update
  2. Honor Magic 9 Series to Launch With Official Stylus Accessory, Tipster Claims
  3. Ubisoft Shuts Down 2 More Studios, Lays Off Up to 380 Employees in Latest Round of Cost Cuts
  4. iOS 27 Might Let iPhone Users Boot Up Their Handset in a New macOS-Like Recovery Mode
  5. Oppo Find N7 Key Specifications Leaked, Could Launch in 2027 as a Wide-Screen Foldable Phone
  6. WhatsApp's Scheduled Messages Feature Leaks Ahead of Release, Might Offer Various Useful Capabilities
  7. Asus ProArt PZ14 Launched in India Alongside Refreshed Asus TUF Gaming A14: Price, Features
  8. Maa Hai Na OTT Release Date Revealed: When and Where to Watch This Shilpa Shetty Starrer Reality Show?
  9. Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo Launched in India Alongside Zephyrus G14, Zephyrus G16 Models
  10. Vivo Y500 4G Could Launch Soon, Smartphone Gets Listed on Google Play Console
Download Our Apps
Available in Hindi
© Copyright Red Pixels Ventures Limited 2026. All rights reserved.