Iran-linked strikes hit AWS data centers

This is a geopolitical stress test for cloud architecture, not just a war headline.

• –Physical attacks on data centers expose a blind spot in “cloud is always available” assumptions.
• –Teams running latency-sensitive AI services need true multi-region failover outside a single conflict zone.
• –Incident planning should include physical-risk scenarios, not only cyberattacks and software outages.
• –AWS status updates and Reuters coverage indicate prolonged recovery when facilities take structural damage.