Iranian Drone Strikes Damage Three AWS Data Center Facilities in the Middle East
Summary
AWS said drone strikes directly hit two UAE data centers and damaged a Bahrain facility after a drone landed nearby, disrupting power and causing structural and water damage. Recovery was progressing, and AWS advised some customers to shift workloads.
Key points
- AWS said two data centers in the UAE were directly struck and a Bahrain facility was damaged after a drone landed nearby.
- The strikes caused structural damage and disrupted power delivery; fire suppression efforts led to additional water damage.
- AWS said recovery at the UAE data centers was making progress by late Tuesday.
- AWS advised customers using Middle East servers to migrate to other regions and redirect traffic away from the UAE and Bahrain.
- The article notes that AWS availability zones are physically separated, but multiple facilities in one zone being lost could leave insufficient capacity.
Article Details
- Event Type
- Physical drone strikes damaged three Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East: two data centers in the United Arab Emirates were directly struck, and a Bahrain facility was damaged after a drone landed nearby.
- Impact
- The strikes caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery, and led to fire-suppression activity that caused additional water damage. The article reports localized and limited disruption; AWS said recovery efforts at the UAE data centers were making progress. AWS advised customers using servers in the Middle East to migrate workloads to other regions and direct traffic away from the UAE and Bahrain.
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BahrainMonday that two data centers in the United Arab Emirates were “directly struck” and another facility in Bahrain was also damaged after a drone landed nearby.IranRelated: Iran Cyber Front: Hacktivist Activity Rises, but State-Sponsored Attacks Stay LowUnited Arab Emiratescloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, said late Monday that two data centers in the United Arab Emirates were “directly struck” and another facility in Bahrain was also damaged after a drone landed
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Cloud ComputingThe company’s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, said late Monday that two data centers in the United Arab Emirates were “directly struck” and another facility in Bahrain was also damaged after a droneData centersDamage to three Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East from Iranian drone strikes highlights the rapid growth of data centers in the region, as well as the industry’s vulnerability to conflict.