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The Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud region in Bahrain faced a disruption on Monday due to drone activities linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. This information came to light when Reuters inquired about the situation. The latest incident marks the first reported disruption to Amazon's infrastructure in the region.
Amazon confirmed operational challenges caused by drones flying near its facilities. However, hasn’t yet revealed the extent of the damage.
Amazon said it has started helping customers migrate workloads to alternate AWS regions while recovery efforts continue. “As this situation evolves and, as we have advised before, we request those with workloads in the affected regions continue to migrate to other locations,” the company said in a late-night statement.
The company did not clarify how many customers were impacted or whether government and enterprise services experienced downtime. Migration to other regions could help limit service interruptions, though it may increase latency and operational costs for affected users.
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AWS, the cloud computing arm of the e-commerce giant, hosts many websites, enterprise systems, and government platforms all over the world. This segment continues to be the company's primary profit driver. Thus, any disruptions of the global operations structure need to be addressed quickly.
Experts have pointed out that there are now increased risks to physical data centers and connectivity due to geopolitical conflicts.
The drone attack incident that has occurred is the second incident that has targeted the company’s facilities in Bahrain. The attack came in the wake of the US-Israel conflict with Iran. Earlier in the month, the company experienced power outages in the company’s facilities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. At that time, the company indicated it was working on restoring the service.
