Reliability concerns over AWS Middle East data center data loss
Problem
AWS cannot restore data from Middle East facilities hit by Iran, raising concerns about data residency constraints, whole-region outages, and the reliability of its 11‑9’s durability promise.
Pain points
- Inability to recover data from Middle East data centers hit by Iran
- Data residency requirements preventing new AWS deployments
- Concern over whole-region outages
- Failure of AWS's 11‑9’s durability guarantee
Questions to verify
- Has any customer confirmed an inability to recover critical data after the Iran attack?
- What are the specific constraints AWS imposes on data residency requirements?
- Are there alternative cloud services in the Middle East offering more reliable disaster recovery?
Evidence
quote · @Anonymous
I don't mean to give anyone ideas, but let's say I figured out that one of these unmarked buildings was an AWS data center, and I blew it up. Are you saying that it's so backed up and redundant that you probably wouldn't notice?
fact
AWS says it can't restore some data from mideast facilities struck by Iran
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