AWS Down: What UK Businesses Can Learn
How to build true cloud resilience, protect data, and strengthen your recovery strategy with Kiktronik Limited.
7 Steps to Cloud Disaster Recovery & Resilience
A practical playbook to protect your business when cloud infrastructure fails.
- Multi-region redundancy: Host critical workloads across multiple cloud regions or zones.
- Multi-cloud design: Use secondary providers to maintain uptime if AWS fails.
- DNS & network hardening: Implement redundant DNS providers and automatic failover.
- Cross-region data replication: Protect stateful data through automated sync and tested recovery plans.
- Graceful degradation: Prioritise key functions during outages to maintain essential services.
- Third-party risk governance: Monitor external dependencies and ensure GDPR-ready data flow controls.
- Testing & drills: Run regular outage simulations and review RTO/RPO objectives with leadership.
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Latest News — The AWS Outage & UK Impact
1) AWS US-EAST Outage: DNS and DynamoDB issues in the Virginia region caused massive global disruption, halting thousands of apps and online services.
2) UK Organisations Affected: Public bodies including HMRC experienced downtime, exposing reliance on single-region infrastructure and raising compliance concerns.
3) Amazon’s Statement: AWS reported “DNS misconfiguration” as the cause — but experts warn about deeper supply-chain and governance risks.
These incidents highlight how fragile even leading cloud providers can be, and why a strong resilience plan is no longer optional.
GDPR & Regulatory Implications
When UK organisations rely on US-based regions like AWS US-EAST, service interruptions can affect data availability and integrity — both key elements of GDPR compliance. Organisations must review cross-border data transfer agreements, risk registers, and ensure documented incident response plans. Regulators will expect evidence of proactive third-party risk management and technical safeguards.
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How Kiktronik Limited Helps You Build Resilience
Cloud Architecture & Redundancy
We design and implement multi-region or hybrid cloud setups that keep your systems online even when one provider fails.
Disaster Recovery Automation
Automate data replication, DNS failover, and backup validation for rapid recovery with minimal downtime.
Compliance & GDPR Strategy
We align your cloud setup with GDPR and UK data protection requirements, minimising third-party risk exposure.
Monitoring & Incident Response
24/7 monitoring, alerting, and detailed incident runbooks help your team act fast when outages occur.
Strategic Partnership for Cloud Resilience
Kiktronik combines technical expertise with strategic guidance. From architecture to compliance, we help organisations plan, build, and test cloud strategies that withstand disruption — ensuring data integrity, operational continuity, and customer trust.
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