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Fire and outages at Amazon Web Services UAE clusters disrupted banks and core cloud services. The incident followed missile interceptions by the UAE Ministry of Defence amid rising tensions. Decentralized platforms like Filecoin and Arweave reduce risks from centralized outages. Cloud services in the Middle East faced unexpected strain this week after an issue at an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centre in the UAE caused widespread disruptions. The incident has reignited concerns about the reliability of centralized systems and strengthened arguments for decentralized alternatives. Fire and Power Cuts Hit AWS UAE Clusters According to reports, unidentified “objects” struck an AWS data facility in the UAE, sparking a fire that forced authorities to cut power to two data centre clusters. AWS later confirmed localized power issues impacting services in both the UAE and neighbouring Bahrain, with recovery expected to take at least a day. The outage disrupted more than a dozen core cloud services. AWS advised customers to back up critical data and shift workloads to unaffected regions where possible.  Financial institutions using AWS infrastructure were reportedly affected. Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank acknowledged a region-wide IT disruption that temporarily impacted its digital platforms. While AWS did not confirm the exact cause of the incident, it occurred on the same day the Ministry of Defence announced that UAE air defence systems had intercepted nine ballistic missiles, six cruise missiles, and 148 drones amid heightened regional tensions. The Ministry confirmed three fatalities and dozens of injuries resulting from the escalation. If confirmed as a strike, this would mark the first time a major U.S. technology company’s data centre was knocked offline by military action. This would raise new concerns about infrastructure concentration in geopolitically sensitive regions. Big Tech’s Gulf Expansion Faces New Questions The UAE has increasingly positioned itself as a regional…

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