Amazon Web Services issues cause Canvas outage

Amazon Web Services Issues Cause Canvas Outage

Canvas, the platform used by Emory University to facilitate classes, is experiencing a full outage due to Amazon Web Services (AWS) issues.

According to Canvas' status website, the outage affects half of all North American higher education institutions that use its services.

Instructure, the parent company of Canvas, blamed the outage on AWS issues, causing problems with the login service and submission system.

The outage was first reported by Instructure around 3:04 a.m. EST, leaving users unable to sign in or submit work.

Author's summary: Canvas outage affects Emory University due to AWS issues.

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