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Amazon Web Services Recovering from Major Outage

Update 1:45 pm: 

We are continuing to monitor the situation. The following is an updated list of the services impacted by the AWS outage: 

  • Adobe
  • Ally
  • Blackboard
  • Confluence
  • CourseArc
  • DocuSign
  • Panopto
  • Pantheon
  • Poll Everywhere
  • Publisher Integrations in Blackboard
  • Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor
  • Smartsheet
  • UMBC's PAW Procurement System
  • UMBC Request Tracker (RT) System
  • UMBC Travel System
  • UMBC Technology Support Center phone system
  • YuJA
  • Zoom

For more information, please see the Vendor Status Dashboard.


Update 10:40 am: 

UMBC is currently experiencing impacts on the following platforms: 

  • Ally
  • Blackboard
  • Confluence
  • CourseArc
  • Panopto
  • Poll Everywhere
  • Publisher Integrations in Blackboard
For more information, please see the Vendor Status Dashboard.

 

Update 10:04 am:

This morning an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage is causing global disruptions, impacting many platforms. As of 8:30 am, Amazon has resolved the issue but there may be impacts to other systems. 

The Division of Information Technology will continue to monitor the situation. Timely updates will be shared on AWS Health Dashboard. 

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Posted: October 20, 2025, 10:04 AM

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