The 2006 launch of Amazon Web Services (AWS) gave the online giant a huge lead over its competitors
The 2006 launch of Amazon Web Services (AWS) gave the online giant a huge lead over its competitors

Amazon's cloud service, Amazon Web Services, experienced a brief outage on Wednesday in the second such disruption in eight days.

Streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+ all had accessibility issues. Twitch, the gaming and streaming service owned by Amazon, was also affected by the outage.

“We are aware of several issues affecting Twitch services” Twitch Support tweeted Wednesday. “Our team is aware and hard at work fixing them - we'll continue to update you, here.”

There have also been reports of Amazon customers having issues with home monitoring systems. Platforms such as Slack, DoorDash, Nintendo Online, PlayStation Network, and Xbox Live, also had interruptions of services, according to Downdector.

AWS’s dashboard showed it was investigating internet connectivity issues in Oregon and northern California.

Amazon reported that it has "resolved the issue affecting Internet connectivity” as of Wednesday morning.