Amazon Web Services (AWS) is experiencing a major outage affecting various widely utilized services including Amazon API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB, and others. This outage also impacted products from companies such as Adobe, Roku, Spotify, and Flickr. Experts suggest that the cause of the outage may be related to a large software rollout or underlying hardware/network issues. The incident highlights the risks associated with relying on a single cloud provider, emphasizing the importance of implementing multi-cloud disaster recovery and fail-over strategies to minimize downtime for users. Companies can explore solutions like CAST AI, which automatically shifts resources to other cloud providers in case of an outage, ensuring business continuity and minimizing disruption.