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This is the kind of weather conditions that spawn very electrically active storms. I don't doubt they could cause the issues. Last night was probably the most e

This is the kind of weather conditions that spawn very electrically active storms. I don't doubt they could cause the issues. Last night was probably the most electrically active storm I've ever seen up here -- virtually non-stop lightning strikes for an hour or two, and there's another just like it over Virginia right now. http://i.imgur.com/d5pEP.png http://i.imgur.com/d5pEP.png

gee_totes 14y ago
So how would an electrical storm take down AWS? Don't the data centers have backup generators?
kylebrown 14y ago
Would it help if they designed the building as a Faraday cage?
- ramchip 14y ago
  The problem is in the power network, not in the machines.
  - kylebrown 14y ago
    But is it the power network inside the building, or outside? Presumably, the problem wasn't a power outage in the city's grid.