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Explaining the AWS Outage & Other Recent Incidents

Explaining the AWS Outage & Other Recent Incidents

Update: 2025-10-28
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During complex infrastructure outages, an initial issue can often have a ripple effect, creating a web of problems to resolve. Explore how this phenomenon appeared to play out during the October 20 AWS outage and also unpack other recent outage events.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro

00:58 AWS Outage

05:24 Microsoft Azure Front Door Outage

08:00 Microsoft-AT&T Service Disruption

09:34 YouTube Outage

10:54 Vodafone Outage

13:16 Outage Trends: By the Numbers

14:26 Get in Touch

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Explore these outages and service disruptions further further in the ThousandEyes platform (no login required):

- AWS Outage: https://avzvjfvrejipghihlhmikprnziucvlvt.share.thousandeyes.com

- Microsoft Azure Front Door Outage: https://alnwdjfechagkzsgzjwqidqytxhwfitz.share.thousandeyes.com

- Microsoft-AT&T Service Disruption: https://aivduheuiilcfabsoendfnbxnwtprjdr.share.thousandeyes.com

For additional insights, check out the links below:

- The Internet Outage Survival Kit: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/the-internet-outage-survival-kit?utm_source=wistia&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy26q1_internetreport_q2fy26ep1_podcast

- The Guide to Next-generation Assurance: https://www.thousandeyes.com/resources/guide-to-next-generation-assurance-ebook?utm_source=wistia&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=fy26q1_internetreport_q2fy26ep1_podcast

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Want to get in touch?

If you have questions, feedback, or guests you would like to see featured on the show, send us a note at InternetReport@thousandeyes.com. Or follow us on LinkedIn or X: @thousandeyes

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ABOUT THE INTERNET REPORT

This is The Internet Report, a podcast uncovering what’s working and what’s breaking on the Internet—and why.

Tune in to hear ThousandEyes’ Internet experts dig into some of the most interesting outage events from the past couple weeks, discussing what went awry—was it the Internet, or an application issue?

Plus, learn about the latest trends in ISP outages, cloud network outages, collaboration network outages, and more.

Catch all the episodes on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform:

- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-internet-report/id1506984526

- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5ADFvqAtgsbYwk4JiZFqHQ?si=00e9c4b53aff4d08&nd=1&dlsi=eab65c9ea39d4773

- SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/ciscopodcastnetwork/sets/the-internet-report

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Explaining the AWS Outage & Other Recent Incidents

Explaining the AWS Outage & Other Recent Incidents