Drone strikes turn UAE data centers into a new warfront
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Iranian drone strikes damaged UAE AWS data centers (with a Bahrain facility also hit) causing outages and forcing customers to migrate to alternate regions, underscoring how digital infrastructure has become a strategic target in the Middle East conflict and pushing more emphasis on multi-region backups and risk planning.
- The Tech Download: Data centers become military targets as Iran war rages on CNBC
- Amazon cloud unit's data centers in UAE, Bahrain damaged in drone strikes Reuters
- Iran hits Amazon data centres in jolt to Gulf AI drive Financial Times
- Iranian drone strikes on Amazon data centers highlight tech’s exposure The Detroit News
- Tech companies scramble to respond amid US-Israel war with Iran BBC
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