What caused the Amazon Web Services outage?

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A huge internet outage caused widespread global disruption on Monday, with a number of major websites and apps experiencing significant service issues.

The issue was linked to a problem on cloud computing provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Major organisations such as HMRC, Lloyds Bank, Ring Doorbell, Snapchat, Slack, and Fortnite were among those affected, with outage monitoring website Downdetector reporting a massive spike in errors, 6.5 million in total worldwide.

Tech & Science Daily spoke to Sir Keir Starmer’s former Senior Digital Adviser, Antonio Weiss, who is now a senior partner at The Public Services Consultants.

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