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TODAY IS WHEN AMAZON BRAIN DRAIN FINALLY CAUGHT UP WITH AWS

theregister.com7 min read

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A major AWS outage occurred in the US-East region, causing widespread internet disruptions. This outage was caused by a "brain drain" of senior AWS engineers with crucial institutional knowledge who left due to layoffs and disliked company policies. This loss of experienced personnel is making AWS' ability to quickly detect and resolve complex infrastructure problems worse.