A single DNS race condition brought AWS to its knees

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: Fault in DynamoDB system cascaded through AWS services, knocking major sites offline for hours

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non_burglar@lemmy.worldEnglish
5 months
Yes, that’s true, I guess it’s a separate issue. But the way DNS currently runs is a problem waiting to happen.

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