Amazon Data Centers Bombed in Middle East Very Nice or Very Not Nice

• AWS data centers in UAE and Bahrain hit by drone strikes, leading to outages.
• Key services like EC2, S3, and DynamoDB experience degraded availability.
• Amazon warns of prolonged recovery and delivery delays in the Middle East.
• Customers advised to back up data and consider migrating workloads.

Shazaaam Very Bad Drone Attacks

Jagshemash, America and world. Borat Sagdiyev here, reporting live, or as live as the internet allows, which is often slower than my cousin Bilo's donkey. I bring news of great disturbance in the Middle East. Not just political disturbance, but technological also. The Amazon, big company that sells everything from underpants to tractors, has had its data centers bombed by drone strikes. Very not nice.

Sparks, Fire, and Very Wet Damage

According to the Amazon people, two of their facilities in the United Arab Emirates were directly struck. In Bahrain, another strike happened nearby, causing physical impacts. I imagine sparks, fire, and perhaps much water damage. This is like when I tried to cook a plov for my neighbor Nursultan Tulyakbay, only instead of plov, it was cloud computing on fire. This reminds me of the importance of global expansion and perhaps also relates to the article Restaurant Brands International Defies Expectations Is Global Expansion the Secret Sauce. Perhaps Restaurant Brands International, also should take into account for geopolitical risks when deciding for the locations of their new stores.

Great Success Degradation of Services

Because of these attacks, many online services have problems. EC2, S3, and DynamoDB – very important services for storing and processing information. They are having "elevated error rates and degraded availability". This means slower internet, and websites not working properly. Is like trying to milk a cow with no udders. Very difficult. My neighbor, he always says "I like you, I like sex, it's nice." Now he says, "I like internet, I like cloud, it's nice when it works".

Amazon to the Rescue... Eventually

The Amazon people say they are working hard to fix the problem, but it will take time. They say recovery will be "prolonged given the nature of the physical damage involved." This is like when I accidentally drove a tractor into the village well. It took many days to get the water flowing again. They also warning for more instability in the Middle East. Things are "unpredictable."

Back Up Your Data, Or Else

Amazon is advising customers in the Middle East to take action. They say you should back up your data, or move your work to other Amazon regions. This is like when I advised my sister to wear a chastity belt before going to the disco. Always better to be safe than sorry. High five.

Extended Delivery Time in Your Area... Very Sad

Finally, Amazon is warning of delivery delays in the Middle East. If you ordered something online, it may take much longer to arrive. This is a tragedy, I think. No new underpants for a month. WA WA WEE WAA.