Major Amazon Web Outage Knocks Fortnite And Roblox Offline

A major outage in Amazon's AWS hosting service has caused disruptions to various online services and applications worldwide, including popular video games like Fortnite and Roblox. The outage impacted a range of services, from gaming platforms to banking and financial services. According to reports, the issue was identified by Amazon Web Services, which stated that it was working to address the root cause and process a backlog of requests. The outage was significant, with Ookla's Downdetector platform recording over 4 million reports, more than double the typical weekday morning volume. The disruption highlights the reliance of many digital services on centralized cloud infrastructure and the potential impact of such outages on a global scale. As the tech industry continues to evolve, the need for robust and reliable cloud solutions has become increasingly important to ensure the seamless operation of essential online services.