AWS says it can't restore some data from mideast facilities struck by Iran(wsj.com)
515 points by berkeleyjunk 28 days ago | 440 comments
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HN Discussion:
  • ↑Mocks AWS's prior claims of invincibility and redundancy given this data loss
  • ↑Blames AWS for lacking basic disaster recovery and offsite backups
  • ~Suspects internal bootstrapping/technical failures rather than just missile damage caused the loss
  • •Notes data residency laws forced customers to keep data only in affected region
  • •Speculates about legal (force majeure) and insurance implications of the data loss