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AWS-type outages 'won't be the last,' and industry faces systemic risks, warns expert

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The massive Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage won’t be the last, a leading tech expert has warned while urging a shift from "reactive firefighting" to proactive prevention.The outage, which began around 3 a.m. ET Oct. 20, disrupted a huge portion of the internet and caused widespread interruptions to websites and apps.The incident, traced back to DNS resolution problems within a core AWS service, affected major platforms including Snapchat, Fortnite, Canva, Coinbase, and Robinhood. By late Monday afternoon, AWS confirmed in a statement that services had been restored, attributing the root cause...