AWS Deleted My 10-Year Account and All Data Without Warning: A Cautionary Tale
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Summary
The article recounts the author's harrowing experience when AWS abruptly deleted their 10-year-old account and all associated data without any warning or recovery options. The incident, attributed to an internal mistake at AWS MENA, led to a 20-day support ordeal with no clear answers. The author highlights the risks of relying solely on cloud providers for data storage and questions the trustworthiness of such services.
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This is the story of a catastrophic internal mistake at AWS MENA, a 20-day support nightmare where I couldn’t get a straight answer to 'Does my data still exist?'
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