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Grinch Hits Netflix on Christmas Eve; Net Services Blamed By Adam Dickter December 26, 2012 11:28AM     "The situation may be more damaging for Amazon than Netflix, since it qualifies as the third major failure for AWS during 2012," said analyst Charles King. "While online retailers and social networking sites were mainly impacted by the first two events, the Christmas Eve outage may leave many wondering whether AWS is literally ready for prime time."   Related Topics Netflix Amazon Web Services Cloud Data Storage Entertainment Movies Latest News Chrome Gets Conversational Search Attention GIFers, It's Pronounced 'Jif' Nvidia GPU Boosts Citrix XenDesktop Security Alert: New Trojan Attacking Blue Coat Beefs Up Big Data Security (Page 2 of 2) The temporary absence of precision leading to glitches is a normal part of the high-tech world, recently affecting everything from Google's Gmail, Verizon Wireless's long-term evolution data network , and Twitter. The Grinch Can Wait Charles King, principal analyst at Pund-IT, said Netflix fans likely would be gracious. "I expect being unable to see Jim Carrey mug his way through 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' was less upsetting than missing a key football match-up," he told us. "At the end of the day, the situation may be more damaging for Amazon than Netflix, since it qualifies as the third major failure for AWS during 2012. While online retailers and social networking sites were mainly impacted by the first two events, the Christmas Eve outage may leave many wondering whether AWS is literally ready for prime time." More than 14,000 people liked Netflix's status on Facebook announcing the outage was over, and 1,700 people commented. One said: "This was the [first] time that this happened with Netflix. With ATT there are always issues." Another said, "Thanks Netflix! Happy Holidays." But one was less magnanimous, posting: "Stupid little twit whoever made this stupid outage!" followed by a pouting emoticon. Indeed, that pout was shared by many. < Previous Page  |  1  |  2   Tell Us What You Think Comment: Name: > Also Visit: iPad Info Center Billions of Bytes Mobile Device Now Apple Info Center TopTechWire.com Redefine the way you do business by analyzing market trends, increasing conversion, and creating customer loyalty through Microsoft Dynamics. Unlock your potential through real-time CRM solutions in sales, marketing, and customer service to help your business become more dynamic than ever before.  Cloud & Virtualization 1.   Nvidia GPU Boosts Citrix XenDesktop 2.   Dell Kills Its In-House Public Cloud 3.   Cloud Computing Gains Another Rival 4.   Investors Funding Cyberwarfare 5.   HP Boosts Data Center IT Automation

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