Overview
- An internal AWS memo, cited in tech industry reports, labeled the Dubai (DXB) and Bahrain (BAH) regions “hard down” and said there is no timeline for returning to normal operations.
- The guidance directs teams to deprioritise DXB and BAH, cut service footprints, migrate customers to other AWS regions, and free capacity in unaffected locations.
- Local authorities in Bahrain said civil defence teams responded to a fire at an AWS facility after reported strikes, and Amazon attributed the disruption to drone activity in the area.
- Reports tie the damage to Iranian strikes and note the IRGC has targeted cloud sites since early March, with threats against other U.S. tech firms and an Oracle data center also hit.
- AWS warned services in the affected regions lack normal redundancy and resiliency, so customers should expect impaired performance until migrations complete.