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Amazon's AWS is unable to restore access to Bahrain, one UAE cloud data zone after war damage

Amazon's cloud computing unit AWS said the damage in Bahrain spanned multiple so-called availability zones, which are clusters of one or more data centres in the same geographic region.

Amazon's AWS is unable to restore access to Bahrain, one UAE cloud data zone after war damage

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has been unable to restore access to its cloud computing facilities in Bahrain and one of the three data hosting zones in the United Arab Emirates, following damage caused by the Iran war, according to a status update obtained by Reuters on Tuesday. The damage to AWS's infrastructure spanned multiple Availability Zones and exceeded the capabilities of their regional and multi-AZ services, according to the status update seen by Reuters.

AWS stated that they are supporting Bahrain customers in re-establishing their operations in other regions.

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