“Apple’s system status site currently lists multiple iCloud services as experiencing slower than usual performance for some users,” Zac Hall reports for 9to5Mac.
“The performance issues are likely related to a widespread Amazon Web Services interruption that is affecting several Internet services,” Hall reports.
“Specifically,” Hall reports, “Apple says that iCloud Backup, iCloud Drive, iCloud Notes, iCloud Web Apps, iWork for iCloud, and Photos are experiencing performance issues.”
More info in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Hopefully, Apple’s move to homegrown solutions (Project McQueen) are progressing well.
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Wondered why my iTunes Match wasn’t playing my uploaded songs during my drive home about an hour ago.
iCloud: only as good as Amazon and Google allow it to be.
Ain’t subscription based computing fun?
iCloud sucks on good days.
Today was extra bad.
Please use YOUR OWN SERVERS Apple!
It’s time to grow up and do adult technology things.
what he said.
Affected Apple services:
iOS App Store
Apple Music
Apple School Manager
Apple TV
iCloud Backup
iCloud Drive
iWork for iCloud
Mac App Store
Those not affected (therefore likely hosted on Microsoft Azure or Google servers):
Apple ID
Apple online store
Apple Pay
icloud Calendar
iCloud contacts
iCloud keychain
iCloud mail
iTunes U
Maps