The Day AWS Went Dark: My Take on What Went Wrong and What We Should Do Now
Table of Contents The Morning Everything Stopped What Actually Happened The Real Impact Nobody Talks About Why This Matters for You The Hard Truths I Learned What I Would Have Done Differently Practical Steps to Protect Yourself The Bigger Picture Today AWS, Tomorrow Anyone Final Thoughts Let’s Connect The Morning Everything Stopped I remember it clearly. October 20th. I was in my Ho Chi Minh office, coffee in hand, scrolling through Slack messages like any other morning. But something felt off. The notifications weren’t coming through like they usually do. Teammates in the US weren’t responding. Internal services were timing out. At first, I thought it was a personal issue—maybe my internet was acting up. But then the reality hit: it wasn’t just me. It was everyone. ...