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AWS data center strikes in the UAE and Bahrain caused widespread outages across regional apps and banking services, including Careem, Emirates NBD, ADCB, and Snowflake. AWS urged customers to migrate workloads as disruptions continued.
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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02Apps and digital services in the United Arab Emirates reported outages after drone strikes
00:07damaged Amazon Web Services data centers in the region, according to CNBC.
00:12AWS said two facilities in the UAE and one in Bahrain were struck on Sunday,
00:17causing structural damage, power disruptions, and fire suppression that led to water damage.
00:21The AWS Health Dashboard said the disruption was ongoing and urged customers to migrate
00:27workloads to alternate regions. Consumer platforms Kareem, Allen, Hupay, and Sarwa reported service
00:33issues. Banking providers ADCB and Emirates NBD also cited disruptions, while Snowflake reported
00:40elevated connectivity issues. The strikes followed U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and were part
00:45of a broader regional military escalation. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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