American AWS malfunction caused paralysis

Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud service failure caused method problems on Monday for many digital platforms including Perplexity, Robinhood and Snapchat – according to Downdetector data. another Amazon services, including PrimeVideo and Alexa, besides have problems.

– We can confirm the increase in mistake rates and delays in many AWS Services services (...) – Amazon provided on its website.

The executive manager of Perplexity Aravind Srinivas assessed that it was the responsibility of the AWS failure.

- Perplexity's not working. The origin of the problem is an AWS malfunction. We are working on a solution – he wrote on the X Srinivas platform.

AWS provides services, inter alia, to computing and data collection to private companies, governments and individuals. Among the affected companies is besides the popular Signal communicator.

AWS and Amazon did not respond to Reuter's request for comment.

Polon / PAP