Some Amazon services in Middle East go offline due to data centers drone strikes, company says

Amazon said drone strikes significantly damaged two of its data centers and a facility in the Middle East amid the conflict in Iran, taking some of the tech giant’s services in the region offline.The hits to two data centers in the United Arab Emirates and a facility in Bahrain occurred Sunday morning, “by objects” that created “sparks and fire,” Amazon Web Services initially said in a status report on its website.In an update Monday morning, the company said the damage was caused by drone strikes tied to “ ...