AWS outage
Definition
A disruption or failure in the cloud computing infrastructure of Amazon Web Services (AWS), often causing widespread downtime for dependent websites, applications, and services.
An incident where AWS experiences service interruptions, typically due to technical glitches, overload, or regional issues, impacting millions of users globally.
Examples
My morning coffee ritual was ruined when an AWS outage took down my favorite news aggregator mid-sip.
During the AWS outage, developers worldwide bonded over shared memes about 'going back to the stone age of local servers'.
The AWS outage turned a routine Netflix binge into a frantic search for analog entertainment options.
Startups rejoiced at the AWS outage, finally getting a break from monitoring their over-reliance on the cloud giant.