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AWS DNS Disruption Triggers Widespread DynamoDB Service Issues Across US-East-1 Region

A critical DNS error at Amazon Web Services’ US-EAST-1 region has triggered widespread DynamoDB API reliability issues, affecting numerous dependent services and customers. The disruption reportedly caused significant error rate spikes and operational challenges for companies relying on AWS infrastructure, including AI search platform Perplexity.

Major AWS DNS Incident Disrupts DynamoDB Services

A significant DNS disruption at Amazon Web Services‘ US-EAST-1 region has triggered widespread reliability issues with the DynamoDB API, according to reports. The incident, which began shortly after midnight Pacific Time, caused error rates to soar and created cascading effects across multiple AWS services and customer platforms that depend on the critical database infrastructure.