Amazon says drones damaged three facilities in UAE and Bahrain
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Amazon confirmed drone strikes damaged three AWS facilities in UAE and Bahrain
The incidents occurred following US and Israeli strikes against Iran
Damage included structural issues, power disruptions, and water damage from fire suppression
Amazon advised customers to back up data and potentially migrate workloads
The conflict in the Middle East remains unpredictable according to AWS
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Amazon Web Services confirmed on Monday that drone strikes damaged three of its facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, following US and Israeli military operations against Iran over the weekend. The incidents, which occurred on Sunday morning, highlight the vulnerability of critical technology infrastructure during regional conflicts. AWS initially reported 'objects' hitting a data center in the UAE, causing 'sparks and fire,' before later confirming the drone attacks were responsible for power and connectivity disruptions across multiple facilities. According to Amazon's official statements, two of their UAE facilities were directly hit by drones, while a strike in close proximity to a Bahrain facility caused collateral damage to their infrastructure. The company detailed that the attacks resulted in structural damage, disrupted power delivery systems, and required fire suppression activities that led to additional water damage. In response to the incidents, Amazon has mobilized teams to restore services, though they cautioned that recovery could take considerable time 'given the nature of the physical damage involved.' The tech giant has advised customers in the region to back up their data and consider migrating workloads to alternative AWS facilities worldwide.
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Amazon says drones damaged three facilities in UAE and Bahrain 30 minutes ago Share Save Reeta Raman Share Save Amazon's cloud computing business says drones have hit three of its facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain following US and Israeli strikes against Iran at the weekend. The incidents occurred on Sunday morning, with Amazon Web Services saying at the time that ''objects'' had hit a data centre in the UAE, creating ''sparks and fire''. Also on Sunday, AWS said it was investigating power and connectivity issues at a facility in Bahrain. On Monday, the company confirmed that drone strikes had caused the outages. The incidents highlight the vulnerability of key technology infrastructure like data centres during military conflicts. AWS said two UAE facilities were hit directly, ''while in Bahrain, a drone strike in close proximity to one of our facilities caused physical impacts to our infrastructure." The company said the drones caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery to infrastructure, ''and in some cases, required fire suppression activities that resulted in additional water damage.'' The firm added that it is working quickly to restore services to the affected areas, but that it could take time ''given the nature of the physical damage involved.'' It also recommended that customers who use its services in the region back up their data and "potentially migrate workloads" to alternative AWS facilities in the rest of the world. AWS also warned that the ongoing conflict means "the broader operating environment in the Middle East remains unpredictable." President Donald Trump has signalled that the US strikes on Iran could last four to five weeks but could "go far longer". Iran has been launching waves of missiles and drones against US bases and allies around the region, including in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Three days in, we still have no idea where this war is heading What is behind the strategy to take out Iran's leadersh...
