A large-scale global outage occurred on Amazon Web Services (AWS), disrupting various platforms and digital tools, including Alexa, Fortnite, and ChatGPT.
Published on 2025-10-20 16:08 by Hilbert Hagedoorn, the outage highlighted the risks of relying heavily on centralized cloud infrastructures.
The outage underscored the risks of heavy global reliance on centralized cloud infrastructures.
AWS stated that most operations have returned to normal, emphasizing the need for more resilient and decentralized architectures to prevent future disruptions.
Author's summary: AWS outage affects multiple services.