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Amazon's AWS is unable to restore access to Bahrain, one UAE cloud data zone after war damage
AWS said it exhausted every option to restore data in Bahrain after damage across multiple availability zones exceeded its design limits.
- On Tuesday, Amazon Web Services reported it cannot restore access to its Bahrain cloud facility and one United Arab Emirates zone following infrastructure damage sustained during the Iran war.
- Disruptions began in March following regional military exchanges involving Iran, Israel, and the Gulf, which directly struck two UAE facilities and physically damaged infrastructure in Bahrain.
- Following initial damage in March, AWS recommended customers migrate workloads, though the Bahrain region became unavailable in April following a second zone disruption, leaving inaccessible data unrecoverable.
- Amazon indicated it is working to replace affected UAE infrastructure, with service restoration updates expected in the coming months, while a further status update for Bahrain is scheduled for early 2027.
- The UAE is revising plans for major AI data-center projects by considering dispersing facilities and utilizing underground, blast-resistant infrastructure to mitigate future risks following the Iranian attacks.
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Amazon's AWS is unable to restore access to Bahrain, one UAE cloud data zone after war damage
Amazon Web Services cannot restore access to its cloud-computing facility in Bahrain and one of three data-hosting zones in the United Arab Emirates following damage during the Iran war, according to a status update seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
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