Following severe outages tied to its AI coding assistant Q, Amazon has commenced a 90-day reset, implementing stricter controls on coding changes. SVP Dave Treadwell noted a "trend of incidents" since Q3 2025, leading to 120,000 lost orders on March 2 and a staggering 6.3 million orders lost due to a March 5 disruption. New guidelines mandate dual authorizations for code changes and extensive documentation, aimed at enhancing stability across 335 critical systems.
Following severe outages tied to its AI coding assistant Q, Amazon has commenced a 90-day reset, implementing stricter controls on coding changes. SVP Dave Treadwell noted a "trend of incidents" since Q3 2025, leading to 120,000 lost orders on March 2 and a staggering 6.3 million orders lost due to a March 5 disruption. New guidelines mandate dual authorizations for code changes and extensive documentation, aimed at enhancing stability across 335 critical systems.