10/21/2025

Experts Share How to Prepare for Major Disruptions Like the Recent AWS Outage

Diversify your online presence wherever possible

A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage disrupted scores of online platforms on Monday — leaving people around the world unable to access some banks, chatting apps, online food ordering and more.

History shows these kinds of system outages can be short-lived, and are often minor inconveniences — such as placing a lunch order in person or waiting a few hours for a gaming platform to come back online — than long-term problems; however, recovery can be a bumpy road. And for people trying to move money, communicate with loved ones or work using impacted services, disruptions are especially stressful.

Consumers may not realize how many platforms they use rely on the same back-end technology. AWS is one of only a handful of major cloud service providers upon which businesses, governments, universities and other organizations rely. Monday's outage is an important reminder of that — and experts stress it's important to diversify our online lives where we can, or even have some "old school" alternatives to turn to as a backup plan.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Fast Company.