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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kelvin Chan

How strikes by Iran on Amazon data hubs in UAE show tech is vulnerable to conflict

Iranian drone strikes have damaged Amazon Web Services (AWS) facilities in the Middle East, underscoring the increasing vulnerability of the region's burgeoning data centres to conflict.

The company's cloud computing division confirmed late Monday that two data centres in the United Arab Emirates were "directly struck". A third AWS facility in Bahrain also sustained damage after a drone landed nearby.

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