Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services – AP News

A major glitch in Amazon Web Services brought down a host of popular platforms, from Snapchat to Ring, in a domino effect felt worldwide. Multiple sources reported that the disruption lasted for hours, underscoring the internet’s reliance on a single cloud provider.

AWS outage hits much of the internet, impacting a long list of websites and apps, from Reddit to McDonald’s

An overnight outage at Amazon Web Services left internet users around the world scrambling to access popular sites and apps. Though AWS officials say they have fully mitigated the DNS issue, the ripple effects continue to cause intermittent service disruptions.

AWS outage hits much of the internet, impacting a long list of websites and apps, from Reddit to McDonald’s