Data centers targeted in Oklahoma and other states by residents who oppose them face different targeting in the Middle East—drone attacks by Iran.
At least three Amazon Web Services operations in the Middle East were hit by Iranian drone strikes which highlights the rapid growth of data centers in the region, as well as the industry’s vulnerability to conflict.
The Associated Press reported the company’s cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services, said late Monday that two data centers in the United Arab Emirates were “directly struck” and another facility in Bahrain was also damaged after a drone landed nearby.
“These strikes have caused structural damage, disrupted power delivery to our infrastructure, and in some cases required fire suppression activities that resulted in additional water damage,” AWS said in an update on its online dashboard.
The company advised customers using servers in the Middle East to migrate to other regions, and direct online traffic away from the UAE and Bahrain.
Amazon doesn’t typically disclose the exact number of data centers it operates around the world.
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