New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….

Original story (published on July 12, 2021) follows:

A quick look at the micro-blogging site Twitter conveys there are many other affected by the same issue.For a quick glance, here’s how some of the complainants word the problem:

Any official word on the matter? Negative, as yet. We’re yet to locate a word from the official service channels or their social media handles. AWS Service Health Dashboard, however, conveys no service disruption at the moment.

Rest assured, we’re keeping a continuous tab on all related developments, and will update this page with relevant info as and when we come across any. So in case you’re encountering the problem discussed here, stay hooked for updates.

Update 1 (July 12)

9:38 am (IST): The issues have been resolved according to the company’s support team on Twitter.

A few users have also confirmed that the service is working for them.

Update 2 (July 12)

Downdetector conveys the service is not working once again in some of the regions as can be seen in the map below.

Update 3 (July 13)

It appears the issue has now been fixed as we don’t see any more complaints on the social media platforms like Twitter. Even Down Detector doesn’t show any user reports or outages. So it’s safe to say the issue has likely been addressed.

Update 4 (July 14)

In response, we have shared with them our basis of highlighting the AWS outage, and are awaiting more details from them. If and when we get a response, this article will be updated accordingly.

Update 5 (July 22)

Update 6 (July 22)

IST 22:15 – It’s difficult to say if this is related, but Akamai, a popular content delivery network provider, has confirmed that it’s service is suffering a major outage at the moment.

We are actively investigating the issue. If you have questions or are experiencing impact due to this issue, please contact Akamai Technical Support. In the interest of time, we are providing you the most current information available, which is subject to changes, corrections, and updates. Jul 22, 16:09 UTC

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Update 7 (July 22)

IST 22:25 – Akamai has provided following info on Twitter:

Update 8 (July 23)

Update 9 (August 07)

Update 10 (August 24)

Downdetector is also seeing a lot of new reports and a spike in outage feedback from users.

We shall continue to keep an eye on these and update as and when we get more info so stay tuned to PiunikaWeb.

Update 11 (August 25)

Update 12 (August 26)

Update 13 (October 06)

Downdetector also shows a sharp increase in outage reports over the past few hours.

Update 14 (December 08)

Update 15 (January 21)

We don’t have an official word on the matter yet. That said, stay tuned for more details.

Update 16 (January 31)

Here are some reports for reference:

Update 17 (May 27)

Update 18 (May 31)

Update 19 (December 26, 2022)

08:45 am (IST): Reports on Twitter (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) and Downdetector indicate that AWS is currently down and not working. This in turn has led to a lot of services that rely on AWS, such as HBO Max, to go under as well.

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