When the internet falters, it’s rarely because of something big—it’s often a tiny misstep that triggers a massive ripple. On October 20, 2025, a small DNS automation glitch in AWS’s US-EAST-1 region cascaded into a global outage, disrupting everything from gaming to banking. This incident wasn’t just a technical hiccup; it was a wake-up call for architects, engineers, and business leaders to rethink resilience, dependency chains, and the very foundations of cloud transformation.
Read more in our latest POV titled: When a Tiny DNS Misstep Stopped the Internet to uncover what happened, why it matters, and how businesses can build stronger digital resilience.