Gone Forever? Iran Drone Strikes Cause Permanent Data Loss in Middle East
The strikes, which targeted multiple Gulf states, were carried out in retaliation for American and Israeli strikes on Iran.Bahrain was more severely impacted than the UAE. Amazon was unable to fully restore access in all three of Bahrain's availability zones—clusters of data centers built to serve a specific area—compared to just one zone, mec1-az2, in the UAE. Data centers are becoming targets of military strikes, just like other parts of essential infrastructure.
- ▪The strikes, which targeted multiple Gulf states, were carried out in retaliation for American and Israeli strikes on Iran.Bahrain was more severely impacted than the UAE.
- ▪Amazon was unable to fully restore access in all three of Bahrain's availability zones—clusters of data centers built to serve a specific area—compared to just one zone, mec1-az2, in the UAE.
- ▪Data centers are becoming targets of military strikes, just like other parts of essential infrastructure.
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Companies all over the world rely on cloud storage to keep their data safe long term, but just because something is in the cloud doesn't mean it's necessarily safe forever.Amazon AWS customers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have permanently lost data following multiple waves of Iranian strikes, which began in March of this year, on several data centers. The strikes, which targeted multiple Gulf states, were carried out in retaliation for American and Israeli strikes on Iran.Bahrain was more severely impacted than the UAE. Amazon was unable to fully restore access in all three of Bahrain's availability zones—clusters of data centers built to serve a specific area—compared to just one zone, mec1-az2, in the UAE.
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