Forbes reported: “On October 20, 2025, Amazon Web Services, the backbone of much of the modern digital economy, suffered a widespread outage in its U.S. East region. The disruption brought down major websites, applications and systems around the world. From airlines to banks to social platforms, the effect was immediate and far reaching. This incident is not just another technical glitch. It is a reminder that even the largest and most sophisticated platforms in history can fail. The question is not whether it will happen again, but what every business will do differently now that it has.” While this outage caused inconvenience for consumers, it also carries a deeper warning for every enterprise and for the nation as a whole. Cloud dependence has become total and many industries would struggle to operate without it. The concentration of workloads in AWS’s U.S. East region highlights a serious vulnerability, particularly for sectors tied to national security. Much of the Defense Industrial Base relies on that same region for hosting, authentication and data management. A prolonged outage in U.S. East would not just disrupt business operations; it could affect defense readiness, logistics and the ability of contractors to deliver on sensitive government programs. Aside from unavoidable technical vulnerabilities, was there anything sinister behind this outage and could it be tied to the coming events like power outages we’ve been expecting? What can Creator tell us?113 views0 answers0 votes
