October 20th… aka the day the cloud died. What really happened when AWS went down? This outage rippled across industries, countries, and platforms — and it didn’t just hit big businesses. Every day people did too. From smart beds not adjusting to banking apps freezing, outages impact everyday life more than we realize. Here’s what you can do: • Keep local backups of important files • Make sure smart devices still work offline • Know your in-person banking options • Have a backup plan when cloud