Amazon Web Services outage disrupts services across US

(NEXSTAR) – From New York City bus service to the Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, problems affecting Amazon Web Services (AWS) appear to have rippled across a number of services and companies Tuesday.

Outage website Down Detector shows that reports of an outage came in around 2:56 p.m. ET, with similar outages showing up for companies such as McDonald’s, Delta, Ally, Roku, and others.

AWS is the leader when it comes to cloud infrastructure and provides numerous services ranging from storage, to mobile development and security.

“Service status info on our website and MYmta app is temporarily unavailable because of an Amazon Web Services outage,” New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority warned riders.

The outage kicked in at an especially inopportune time for The Associated Press, which lost the ability to operate its sites just as former President Trump appeared in federal court. The AP resorted to sharing updates on Twitter.

Online marketplace StockX notified users of the outage, tweeting, “You may be having a hard time accessing StockX right now due to an Amazon Web Services outage affecting several platforms.”

National businesses and government entities weren’t the only ones affected, either.

“Looks like Amazon Web Services are taking a siesta nationwide, causing tech issues for everyone,” Steve’s Hot Dogs in St. Louis tweeted. “Our restaurants are feeling the effects taking payments Cash is king until the issue is resolved, so leave your plastic at home and bring your green. Thanks for understanding!”

A status website for Amazon Web Services shows “multiple services” experiencing errors. As of 4:14 p.m. ET, the company was working on resolving them.

In a 5:40 p.m. ET update, AWS reported that error rates had decreased, adding: “We are continuing to monitor closely as we work towards full recovery across all services.”

This is a developing story.

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