Amazon Web Services is one of the world’s largest cloud service providers with estimated control over 30% of the Internet. It provides critical computing infrastructure, including databases and virtual servers, to businesses across several industries. Due to this single point of critical systems, its 14-hour outage has a catastrophic impact on several global sectors. This article examines the ethical and systemic risks associated with centralizing cloud infrastructure, where a single failure can cascade into widespread, severe disruption across interconnected global systems.
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