Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=0MkNZqLoweN Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter AWS outage: Are we too dependent on Big Tech? | The Take [WoPj7Rrlna7] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT The Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage may have started at a data center in Virginia, but its effects were felt by millions worldwide. Apps for banking, e-commerce, smart home devices and social media slowed, glitched or completely shut down. With so much of our lives dependent on cloud services from Amazon, Google and Microsoft, do consumers need more options? In this episode: - Belle Lin, reporter, The Wall Street Journal Episode credits: This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, Noor Wazwaz, and Tracie Hunte with Amy Walters, Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Farhan Rafid, Fatima Shafiq, Tamara Khandaker and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Kylene Kiang. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 7KEDRLP8qYN XSwyDgVBUjo SdhV7ks8Zp7 H6Y7UdrcokE 7yyyDTurUvU Ef9rHbWxHYS kB0Dcd5VkPg
The Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage may have started at a data center in Virginia, but its effects were felt by millions worldwide. Apps for banking, e-commerce, smart home devices and social media slowed, glitched or completely shut down. With so much of our lives dependent on cloud services from Amazon, Google and Microsoft, do consumers need more options? In this episode: - Belle Lin, reporter, The Wall Street Journal Episode credits: This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, Noor Wazwaz, and Tracie Hunte with Amy Walters, Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Farhan Rafid, Fatima Shafiq, Tamara Khandaker and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Kylene Kiang. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 7KEDRLP8qYN XSwyDgVBUjo SdhV7ks8Zp7 H6Y7UdrcokE 7yyyDTurUvU Ef9rHbWxHYS kB0Dcd5VkPg