GoKawiilArs Technica to host live discussion on drone strikes targeting data centers
Ars Technica is hosting a live conversation on November 17 titled 'Drone attacks and data centers: New Risks for Big Tech,' featuring Joseph Jarnecki, a senior research fellow at RUSI. The discussion follows reports that drone and missile strikes in Eastern Europe and the Middle East have damaged data centers this year, disrupting cloud services and permanently erasing some Amazon Web Services customer data. Jarnecki has researched Ukraine's cloud resilience efforts and Iran's strikes on AWS infrastructure during the US-Israeli conflict with Iran.
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The physical vulnerability of cloud infrastructure to military strikes introduces a new category of risk that could force governments and tech companies to rethink data redundancy and sovereignty strategies. Jarnecki's research suggests these attacks have implications beyond immediate conflict zones, potentially influencing how NATO and European governments plan cloud adoption amid rising geopolitical tensions.
- Drone and missile strikes have damaged data centers in Eastern Europe and the Middle East in 2025.
- Some Amazon Web Services customer data was permanently lost due to these attacks.
- A live discussion featuring RUSI researcher Joseph Jarnecki will address the national security implications of cloud infrastructure vulnerability.
Source: arstechnica.com, 2026-11-12
Published there as: “Ars Live: Can the cloud survive drone strikes on data centers?”
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