Amazon's cloud business in Bahrain damaged in Iran strike, FT reports - Reuters
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Amazon's cloud infrastructure in Bahrain was damaged during an Iranian military strike, disrupting data center operations.
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Businesses across the Middle East and beyond that rely on Amazon Web Services may experience service disruptions affecting their operations.
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Amazon's cloud infrastructure in Bahrain sustained damage during an Iranian strike, according to reporting by the Financial Times. Iran launched attacks in the region in recent weeks, with the strike affecting the company's data center operations in the Gulf state. Cloud service disruptions can impact businesses across the Middle East and beyond that rely on Amazon Web Services for critical operations. The incident underscores the vulnerability of major tech infrastructure to regional military conflict. Amazon has not yet publicly detailed the extent of damage or timeline for restoring full service capacity.
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