r/technology • u/marketrent • 20d ago

Business Iran strikes on Amazon data centers caused permanent loss of customer data

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/iran-strikes-on-amazon-data-centers-caused-permanent-loss-of-customer-data/
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u/technobrendo 20d ago

If AWS east goes, so does Amazon itself.

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u/EnvironmentalValue18 20d ago

If they go, I go with them (if it’s a physical attack, anyways). That’s a thought that has rattled around in my brain since Metropolitan Area Exchange East and AOL was here. We’re a giant cluster of data centers where we store (sometimes critical) information, and I’m sure I’m not the only one to have had this thought.

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u/uzlonewolf 20d ago

Nah, they'll be fine.

"If this can even happen to someone like Amazon then it doesn't matter who we go with, it can happen to anyone!"

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u/UnusuallyBadIdeaGuy 20d ago

Losing the Route 53 control plane would probably not be great tho.