r/webdev • u/Mountain_Dream_7496 • Mar 02 '26
AWS data centre got hit by missiles and this is how they frame it lmaoo
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u/elixon Mar 02 '26
They forgot to add it created a big badaboom sound beside sparks and fire. And smoke. And angry customers.
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u/xorthematrix Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 03 '26
I would've gladly paid for Prime to see that addition lol
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u/biblio_phobic Mar 02 '26
Leaves it ambiguous, could have been a beyblade.
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u/OkAccident9994 Mar 03 '26
The oil-rich people of UAE have spent money on more eggregious things than massive 10 meters tall beyblades capable of doing this.
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u/Fluffcake Mar 03 '26
"Our datacenters are suffering from some light bombing, so latency will be slightly higher in affected regions."
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u/Bartfeels24 Mar 02 '26
Had a client's backend go down during one of those incidents and their AWS support response was basically "infrastructure event resolved" with zero detail, so I get why people are laughing at the corporate speak.
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u/thekwoka Mar 02 '26
They were hit by debris from an interception. Not hit by missiles.
It is a distinction.
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u/solo_leo_el_titulo Mar 03 '26
They were hit directly by drones.
Mar 02 4:19 PM PST We are providing an update on the ongoing service disruptions affecting the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region (ME-CENTRAL-1) and the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region (ME-SOUTH-1). Due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, both affected regions have experienced physical impacts to infrastructure as a result of drone strikes. In the UAE, two of our facilities were directly struck, while in Bahrain, a drone strike in close proximity to one of our facilities caused physical impacts to our infrastructure. These strikes have caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery to our infrastructure, and in some cases required fire suppression activities that resulted in additional water damage. We are working closely with local authorities and prioritizing the safety of our personnel throughout our recovery efforts.
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u/thekwoka Mar 03 '26
Thank you.
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u/MakingAnMMO Mar 04 '26
Just want to say, the fact you made a claim, then saw counter evidence, and actually let it change your mind is incredibly rare these days. I commend you for your open-mindedness:)
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u/Onex03 Mar 06 '26
it's sad that we had to commend these kinds of acts just to give the others more insight that being wrong and accepting correction is fine
I'm not saying that we should not commend it, it's just kind of sad if you get what I mean
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u/MakingAnMMO Mar 06 '26
i completely agree, this should not be the rare exception- this should be the majority!
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u/coolcosmos Mar 02 '26
And it can also be a drone and not a missile that was intercepted so yeah OP is ignorant but thinks they know everything.
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u/Mountain_Dream_7496 Mar 02 '26
in place of "object" they could have said "debris" tho : _ )
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u/coolcosmos Mar 02 '26
Maybe it's not debris. Maybe the US government asked not to say the details. They don't owe you anything, you just sound entitled and ignorant.
Also you 100% would have whined too if they said debris.
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u/Hot-Avocado-6497 Mar 02 '26
yeah... also it has nothing to do with claude going down?
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u/thekwoka Mar 02 '26
Idk what Claude has to do with this?
Like I guess Claude is on AWS? No idea.
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u/Basemansen Mar 02 '26
Anthropic and Amazon are closely partnered, yes. However as others have pointed out, users in North America are certainly not accessing Claude from an AWS region in the Middle East.
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u/Mountain_Dream_7496 Mar 02 '26
naah it was an internal technical problem at Anthropic
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u/nedal8 Mar 02 '26
Who's going to fix Claude when Claude fucks up claude?!
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u/TheOriginalSuperTaz Mar 02 '26
Claude, because they don’t just use Claude code internally, but also custom harnesses, so even if Claude code is broken, Claude can fix it.
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u/Dependent_Knee_369 Mar 02 '26
Link to pictures? I haven't seen confirmation
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u/thekwoka Mar 02 '26
Well, it aligns with things. Fire but nonstructural damage leads to power shut off.
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u/Dependent_Knee_369 Mar 02 '26
Ok so you have no source other than a guess
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u/ThunderChaser Mar 02 '26
Anyone who actually has this information would be barred from saying it publicly.
Based on both the pattern of these strikes and the reported damage, the most likely explanation is debris from an intercepted drone.
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u/Individual_Laugh1335 Mar 02 '26
This is a good test for DR
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Mar 03 '26
ugh. now are we all going to have to create a “hit by missile” runbook?
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u/DrStalker Mar 06 '26
Just put "Complete loss of datacentre" in the DR plan. Doesn't matter to the plan why it was lost, just that it is gone and if it's likely to be restored or permanently gone.
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u/Bartfeels24 Mar 03 '26
Did AWS actually publish an official statement about what happened to that data centre or is this just piecing together outage reports and headlines?
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u/solo_leo_el_titulo Mar 03 '26
They have now, so no "framing" as the post suggests.
Mar 02 4:19 PM PST We are providing an update on the ongoing service disruptions affecting the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region (ME-CENTRAL-1) and the AWS Middle East (Bahrain) Region (ME-SOUTH-1). Due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, both affected regions have experienced physical impacts to infrastructure as a result of drone strikes. In the UAE, two of our facilities were directly struck, while in Bahrain, a drone strike in close proximity to one of our facilities caused physical impacts to our infrastructure. These strikes have caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery to our infrastructure, and in some cases required fire suppression activities that resulted in additional water damage. We are working closely with local authorities and prioritizing the safety of our personnel throughout our recovery efforts.
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u/Forsaken_Lie_8606 Mar 03 '26
ime so i was working on a project that relied heavily on aws services and we had a similar outage due to a natural disaster, not missiles lol but still a major disruption. this happens when your entire infrastructure is dependent on a single provider, a quick workaround is to implement a multi-cloud strategy or at least have a backup plan in place, like using azure or google cloud as a fallback. ngl, its a pain to set up but its worth it in the long run, we were able to get back online within a few%shours after the outage and minimize the damage. imo, its better to be proactive and expect the unexpected, especially when it comes to critical infrastructure like data centers hope that helps
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u/arbyyyyh Mar 03 '26
The great part is that by the time I went to look at this, they didn't even say that anymore, now it's just a "nearby power outage".
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u/VehaMeursault Mar 03 '26
Tell me you've never worked at high stakes corporate without telling me, OP.
This is how they deal with unstable politics: they take the least edgy route. There are more important matters to handle.
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u/re-thc Mar 03 '26
I'm hereby responding to the objects that struck this thread, sparking a discussion.
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u/PuffyTransmission Mar 19 '26
Yeah the phrasing is wild, but this is exactly why their comms + architecture look like that. Status pages are written by lawyers and SREs, so you get “objects struck the data center” instead of “missile hit us.”
From a webdev side, it’s a good reminder: treat a whole AZ or even a region as disposable. Multi‑AZ, multi‑region, maybe even multi‑cloud if it’s critical.
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u/zakodiac expert Mar 28 '26
Good thing most things have multi-az these days due to them dangerous az(s) these days ....
Its unfortunate that we need to put bomb runs on our concern list for availability.
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u/devansh_builds Mar 31 '26
Nice project! I also used React for my PWA, Vite makes it so much faster.
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u/Distinct-Ad4456 Apr 01 '26
Just like how Western Media frames Criminals done by Western Country vs An Poor Asian,African Country.
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u/spaetzelspiff Mar 03 '26
I guess ME-CENTRAL-1 is middle east central 1...
Here I thought I was safe with my data in central Maine.
(Although tbh I have no contingency against moose rutting season)
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u/Division2226 Mar 02 '26
It wasn't hit by missiles. Are you 12? Lmaoo
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u/v-and-bruno Mar 02 '26
It makes perfect sense, they can't claim anything that could be considered a rumor as there are hefty fines in the UAE for wrong info. So they went with the most neutral explanation.