Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that its cloud services, which experienced a major disruption on Tuesday, have been fully restored. The outage affected websites of prominent organizations such as the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Boston Globe.
The incident highlighted the significance of Amazon’s Lambda service and its cloud offerings for businesses across various sectors.
After reports of outages began surfacing on Downdetector.com, Amazon confirmed that the issue had been resolved and all AWS Services were operating normally. The impact of the disruption underscored the widespread adoption of Lambda and serverless technology among cloud users, as indicated by research from Datadog.
Although the outage affected multiple services, including the EDGAR system of the U.S. securities regulator, Southwest Airlines, and media outlets like the Verge and AP for Students, the extent of the disruption was smaller compared to a previous incident in 2017 involving Amazon S3, a key component of its cloud business.
The root cause was identified as an issue with a subsystem responsible for capacity management for AWS Lambda.
While Twitter users expressed frustration over the outage, with some humorously mentioning Alexa’s unavailability, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines reported minimal impact on their operations. Other Amazon services, including Amazon Music and Alexa, were also affected.
This incident comes after Amazon’s major outage in December 2021, which disrupted streaming platforms and e-commerce services.
Despite the disruption, shares of Amazon remained relatively stable in after-market trading following the restoration of AWS Services.
