9 h. ago ‘I’m having a great day’: AWS outage offers some a brief glimpse of a tech

There was a different side to the chaos of the Amazon outage that affected crucial services around the world, such as no exams, light switches not working, and less work to doWorkers were sent home, exams were delayed, coffee machines had to be turned on manually and language app users feared their hard-won progress was lost as a result of the global outage of Amazon Web Services on Monday, as some made light of their briefly tech-free existence.A glitch in the AWS cloud computing service brought down apps and websites for millions of users around the world affecting more than 2,000 companies, including Snapchat, Roblox, Signal and language app Duolingo as well as a host of Amazon-owned operations. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago MPs question why key parts of IT infrastructure is hosted abroad after AWS outage

Major banks, gaming platforms and HMRC were among sites affected by Amazon Web Services’ fault

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15 h. ago What to know about the warehouses in Virginia that power a lot of the internet

An internet outage on Monday morning highlights the reliance on Amazon's cloud services

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15 h. ago One Tech Tip: How to prepare for outages that impact our online lives, from banking to chatting apps

An Amazon Web Services outage on Monday disrupted many online platforms, affecting banking services, chat apps, and more

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16 h. ago Amazon says Web Services are recovering after outage hits millions of users – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank, Ring doorbells and Amazon’s own shopping site among services hit by online outageFull story: Amazon Web Services outage hits dozens of websites and appsHeads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global te...

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18 h. ago MPs ask why key parts of UK IT infrastructure is hosted abroad after AWS outage

Major banks, HMRC, gaming platforms Roblox and Fortnite were among sites affected by Amazon Web Services’ fault.

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19 h. ago Amazon says cloud services recovering from widespread outage

Starbucks, ride hailing app Lyft, and UK tax authority among those affected by AWS problems

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19 h. ago Amazon battles to fix Web Services outage after millions of users report disruption to websites and apps – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outageFull story: Amazon Web Services outage hits dozens of websites and appsHeads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global technology, transformational i...

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20 h. ago Amazon Web Services outage shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers, experts say

Crash that hit apps and websites around world demonstrates ‘urgent need for diversification in cloud computing’Business live – latest updatesExperts have warned of the perils of relying on a small number of companies for operating the global internet after a glitch at Amazon’s cloud computing service brought down apps and websites around the world.The affected platforms included Snapchat, Roblox, Signal and Duolingo as well as a host of Amazon-owned operations including its main retail site and the Ring doorbell company. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago AWS outage: Amazon Web Services crash shows internet users ‘at mercy’ of too few providers, experts say

Crash that hit apps and websites around world demonstrates ‘urgent need for diversification in cloud computing’Experts have warned of the perils of relying on a small number of companies for operating the global internet after a glitch at Amazon’s cloud computing service brought down apps and websites around the world.The affected platforms included Snapchat, Roblox, Signal and Duolingo as well as a host of Amazon-owned operations including its main retail site and the Ring doorbell company. Continue reading...

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20 h. ago Internet outage latest LIVE: Amazon Web Service show 'signs of recovery' after Snapchat, Zoom, Reddit among apps hit

Systems are continuing to report issues after hours of disruption

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22 h. ago Amazon Web Services outage: 6.5m reports of disruption as many websites and apps hit – business live

Fortnite, Roblox, SnapChat, Lloyds Bank and Ring doorbells among services hit by online outageFull story: Amazon Web Services outage hits dozens of websites and appsHeads-up: UBS have upgraded their view on global equities to ‘attractive’, a sign that they think investors should be putting more money into shares.Despite the angst in parts of the market that valuations have risen too high, UBS reckon share prices have further to climb.“We think investors should review current allocations to equities and ensure they are at least consistent with, or modestly higher than, their long-term strategic asset allocation targets. If investors are currently under allocated to equities, we believe they should reallocate excess cash, bond, or high yield credit holdings toward stocks.”“We prefer areas that are exposed to secu­lar growth, like the US, China, (particularly China’s tech sector, which we rate among the Most Attractive sectors globally), as well as global technology, transformational i...

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23 h. ago Wall Street inches higher in premarket as worries over the U.S.

Wall Street pointed toward gains before the open Monday, overcoming worries over bank lending and the trade war with China

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24 h. ago Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services

Amazon's cloud computing service experienced a major outage on Monday, disrupting many online services like Snapchat, Roblox, and Signal

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24 h. ago Amazon says most cloud services restored after widespread outage

US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and London Stock Exchange Group data services among those affected by AWS problems

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24 h. ago Internet outage latest LIVE: Amazon Web Service seeing 'signs of recovery' after Snapchat, Zoom, Reddit among apps hit in tech collapse

Systems are gradually coming back online after three hours of disruption

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25 h. ago Major internet outages resolved after 'recovery' of Amazon Web Services

A number of huge apps crashed this morning leaving thousands of users unable to access their favourite sites.

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25 h. ago Amazon Web Services outage to spark dispute timebomb as 'half the internet catches flu'

The world is in chaos thanks to the Amazon Web Services outage, with a leading tech expert warning that it could create a real world of trouble for banking issues

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26 h. ago Full list of apps and sites hit by Amazon web outage hits from Snapchat to Fortnite

A major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) has left a number of websites and apps down today - including Snapchat, Slack, Ring, Vodafone, Signal, Virgin Media and UK banks - with the HMRC website also affected

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26 h. ago Amazon web outage full list of every service affected including Ring and Alexa

Some of the big names that are down this morning include Snapchat, Slack, Ring, Vodafone, Signal, Virgin Media, BT, EE and Sky, as well as Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland

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