There is a problem with Amazon Web Services (AWS). And unfortunately, for those who own AWS-dependent vacuums or doorbells, many of the so-called “smart” objects will stop working.
AWS is the largest cloud hosting software in the world. Over a decade, Amazon’s products have become essentially the backbone of the Internet.
And early Thursday morning Australian time, problems began to occur at one of the major server centers. This is not the first time either.
Immediately after people noticed, Amazon Admitted Internal dashboard issues for users.
“We are still working on resolving issues affecting the Kinesis Data Streams API in the US-EAST-1 region, and the error rates for Kinesis and some of the affected services continue to improve. However, a full recovery is expected to take up to several hours. “
Many of the services you know and love (Adobe Cloud Software, 1Password, Flickr) are all having problems due to outages.
However, there were some unexpected issues as well. In short, many began to realize that they didn’t realize that the cloud computing they needed was really very dependent.
First, the vacuum cleaner robot Roomba, which is loved by people, has stopped functioning.
One user complained about Amazon, saying, “Part of AWS seems to be down and ruining Roomba.”
Some parts of AWS are down and seem to be ruining Roomba. — Matthew Green (@matthew_d_green) November 25, 2020
Roomba’s manufacturer, iRobot, has confirmed that they are no longer functioning (along with robot mops).
The Amazon AWS outage is currently affecting the iRobot Home app. Our team is aware of the situation and is monitoring it and wants the app to come back online soon. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation. — IRobot (@iRobot) November 25, 2020
“”My doorbell doesn’t work because of a problem with AWS us-east-1, “another user tweeted.
My doorbell doesn’t work because of a problem with AWS us-east-1 ???????? ♂️ — SJP (ಠ_ಠ) (@ SJP1804) November 25, 2020
Some people have lost control of the Christmas illuminations!
“Is there anyone else who can’t turn on Christmas lights because of AWS outages?” Asked a Twitter user.
Is there anyone else who can’t turn on Christmas lights because of AWS outages? — Brian Ragazzi (@brianragazzi) November 25, 2020
What we can do now is probably not a good idea to rely on the same company for half of our Internet infrastructure.
immatreex on November 26th, 2020 at 13:51 UTC »
I want to point out that while you cannot use the iRobot app to connect to your roomba via your smartphone due to the AWS outage, you can still turn the roomba on by pressing its vacuum button at the top. It hasn’t fully stopped working. It’s just made it so you have to get up and press a button.
ten0re on November 26th, 2020 at 12:28 UTC »
"People can't vacuum"
What I imagine: a person trying to turn on a vacuum, but it doesn't switch on.
Reality: robot vacuums refuse to move.
yoloman0805 on November 26th, 2020 at 12:18 UTC »
The future is here. Can't wait for smart toilet paper dispenser which connects to to the internet.