I've noticed that DownDetector is reporting high pings indicating that AWS might be down, but when I check the official AWS health page, it says everything is fine. Does anyone have any real insights on this?
5 Answers
Downdetector is showing increased reports for around 9 hours now, but remember, there's usually some delay in the AWS health updates. However, this isn't likely just a glitch—I've seen heightened reports for other services like YouTube and mobile networks, too. It might not be all about AWS!
I hope not! This feels a bit like SkyNet becoming self-aware, right?
The new Updog.ai page from Datadog is showing everything is operational right now, so check that out!
So far, everything seems to be working for me. I haven't received any alarms either. Which AWS region and service are you having trouble with?
I just logged off after using it, and everything was fine on my end.

True! If AWS starts acting weird, we might be in trouble!