Major online outages reported: What is AWS and how did the issue knock out so many websites?

This is not the first time issues with Amazon’s key services have caused widespread disruptions.

WASHINGTON — Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage early Monday morning, cutting off access to many of the internet’s most popular websites for hours. 

The problem appeared to be largely resolved Monday, until reports of problems accessing websites spiked again around 10 a.m. By noon, at least some services appeared to be restored, but the outages show how the technology underpins the vast majority of the internet, and how AWS failures can lead to major problems across the globe. 

What is AWS?

Amazon Web Services, commonly referred

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