The massive Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage won’t be the last, a leading tech expert has warned while urging a shift from "reactive firefighting" to proactive prevention.
The outage, which began around 3 a.m. ET Oct. 20, disrupted a huge portion of the internet and caused widespread interruptions to websites and apps.
The incident , traced back to DNS resolution problems within a core AWS service, affected major platforms including Snapchat, Fortnite, Canva, Coinbase, and Robinhood.
By late Monday afternoon, AWS confirmed in a statement that services had been restored, attributing the root cause to internal subsystem monitoring on network load balancers.
Bob Wambach, Vice President of Product Portfolio at Dynatrace , told FOX Business the outage highlights an industry-wide chall