Comment by lelanthran

12 hours ago

> Might be related to power loss events in UAE timing is suspicious as more datacenters appear to be hit.

More datacenters? I thought it was just one.

The strikes are actually still ongoing afaik.

  • Latest news I could find on it: https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-data-centers-middle-e...

    > Two facilities in the United Arab Emirates sustained direct hits, while a third facility in Bahrain was damaged by a drone strike "in close proximity,"

    Also to add context: AWS has contracts with the US military: "The Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract enables AWS to continue providing Department of Defense (DoD) customers with secure, reliable, and mission-critical cloud services." https://aws.amazon.com/federal/defense/jwcc/ Making them a target for retaliation ofc.

    • friends in the middle east have said that there have been a few missiles flying overhead, possibly reduced media coverage as it is an ongoing operation.