Bloomberg Tech AWS Races to Address Widespread Outage
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Oct 20, 2025 Nora Melinda, a Bloomberg equities reporter specializing in market trends, and Mike Sheppard, Senior Tech Editor covering tech and trade issues, dive into the chaos caused by a massive AWS outage and its global repercussions. They highlight Apple’s record stock performance and the implications of the US-China trade talks, particularly regarding rare earths. Additionally, they discuss how crypto miners are pivoting to AI data centers, showcasing the evolving tech landscape and the urgent need for maturity and risk standardization in the crypto sphere.
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Hyperscaler Fragility Creates Systemic Risk
- A single subsystem failure at an AWS data center can ripple across global services and industries.
- Heavy dependence on a few hyperscalers makes digital infrastructure fragile and systemic riskier.
CrowdStrike Outage Echoed By AWS Failure
- Yajo Sun compared the AWS disruption to last year's CrowdStrike outage triggered by a buggy update.
- That earlier incident paralyzed computers worldwide and disrupted travel and banking operations.
Treat Cloud Like A Utility And Diversify
- Treat cloud platforms like utilities and diversify provider exposure to reduce concentration risk.
- Consider sovereign or regional infrastructure where feasible to improve resilience.