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Sovereignty Stress Test

AWS to Disconnect EU Sovereign Cloud From Global Backbone Today

24. October, 2026 - 08:08

Amazon wants to prove that its Sovereign Cloud in Brandenburg, Germany, can operate independently of the United States. Today, AWS will disconnect it from the global AWS backbone for several hours to test its operational independence.

Irreparably damaged

Iran War: AWS Abandons Destroyed Data Centers

16. September, 2026 - 12:36

Six months after the drone attacks during the Iran war, Amazon Web Services delivers a sobering assessment: A portion of the destroyed cloud infrastructure in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates will suffer permanent outages.

Renewed Attack

Iran Reports “Destruction” of AWS Data Center in Bahrain

22. July, 2026 - 16:11

According to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an Amazon data center in Bahrain was destroyed by multiple cruise missiles.

Scaleway Wins Airbus Deal

Airbus Moves Critical IT Systems from U.S. Hyperscaler to Europe

21. July, 2026 - 07:09

Airbus is shifting part of its IT infrastructure away from Amazon Web Services (AWS) and moving it to French cloud provider Scaleway. The migration covers 900 business-critical applications, with the first 70 highly sensitive systems scheduled to transition in the initial phase.

AWS Cost Explorer

AWS Glitch Shows False Trillion-Dollar Bills

20. July, 2026 - 12:22

A software bug in AWS Cost Explorer displayed false billing estimates in the billions and trillions. Amazon has corrected the error.

Routing system failure

AWS outage knocks thousands of websites offline worldwide

18. July, 2026 - 14:33

A routing failure in AWS CloudFront caused global outages, impacting thousands of services across North America, Europe, and Asia for over three hours.

Cloud compliance

AWS European Sovereign Cloud earns first compliance certifications

16. March, 2026 - 09:58

Amazon’s EU cloud has received its first compliance certifications. Critics, however, question whether true digital sovereignty is even possible with a US provider.

Amazon Web Services under fire

Iran War: AWS confirms drone strikes on data centers

03. March, 2026 - 11:23

Amazon Web Services has confirmed that drone strikes directly hit two of its data centers in the United Arab Emirates. The attacks are a consequence of the escalating conflict in the Middle East, following strikes conducted by the United States and Israel against Iran.

Amazon Web Services

Major AWS outage disrupts dozens of services worldwide

20. October, 2025 - 09:36

A massive outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused widespread disruptions to dozens of websites, banking services, and applications on Monday morning.

Shortly after Majorana 1

Ocelot: AWS presents first quantum chip with cat qubit

27. February, 2025 - 12:18

Amazon unveiled its first processor for quantum computing on Thursday. According to the company, the chip developed under the name “Ocelot” is intended to help develop highly efficient quantum systems. The announcement comes just a week after Microsoft unveiled its own quantum chip.