GREENSBORO, N.C. — Folks couldn't order their coffees online this morning, they couldn't make reservations online, they couldn't get into their work websites. All of this due to the Amazon Web Services outage. How does this happen and how is it so wide spread?

The outage impacts anyone who uses an app on their phone, or any site that is tied to AWS, Amazon Web Service

"It highlights how much of the internet relies on just a few data centers that we have so when one stumbles we all feel it, that's for sure," said Kent Meeker, Tech Scout owner.

Amazon Web Service is what allows the businesses you know to interact with you from gaming to medical imaging and beyond.

"Amazon had a huge problem with its server, it kinda sneezed, like it had a cold, and it caused a ripple all through the in

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