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Update: AWS fixes cloud outage that caused service disruptions across the web

Update: AWS fixes cloud outage that caused service disruptions across the web

Amazon Web Services Inc. is experiencing a technical issue with its Kinesis Data Streams service that has caused disruptions for Roku Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Roomba maker iRobot Corp. and a number of other companies that rely on the cloud giant’s platform. AWS said in an update posted at 12:15 p.m. PST that it’s making [] The post Update: AWS fixes cloud outage that caused service disruptions ac

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Author: Maria Deutscher

Date: 2020-11-25

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