Blackboard LMS Outage - Multiple services (UAE)
Incident Lifecycle
Incident Timeline
Identified
We have successfully restored several Blackboard sites previously hosted in the Middle East to an alternate AWS region. Recovery of additional sites is in progress. Our Client Support team is communicating directly with impacted clients. We will continue to provide updates as new information becomes available.
Mar 25, 2026 at 9:36 PM UTC
Identified
We have successfully restored several Blackboard sites previously hosted in the Middle East to an alternate AWS region. Recovery of additional sites is in progress. Our Client Support team is communicating directly with impacted clients. We will continue to provide updates as new information becomes available.
Mar 24, 2026 at 9:21 PM UTC
Identified
All Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. The AWS services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality are not yet available. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring services in another AWS Region. ...
Mar 23, 2026 at 12:59 PM UTC
Identified
All Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. The AWS services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality are not yet available. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring services in another AWS Region. ...
Mar 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM UTC
Identified
All Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. The AWS services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality are not yet available. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring services in another AWS Region. ...
Mar 19, 2026 at 3:11 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. We are beginning to see partial recovery of the underlying services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring ser...
Mar 17, 2026 at 5:22 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. We are beginning to see partial recovery of the underlying services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring ser...
Mar 16, 2026 at 12:44 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. We are beginning to see partial recovery of the underlying services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring ser...
Mar 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. We are beginning to see partial recovery of the underlying services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring ser...
Mar 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. We are beginning to see partial recovery of the underlying services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring ser...
Mar 11, 2026 at 12:51 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. We are beginning to see partial recovery of the underlying services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring ser...
Mar 10, 2026 at 12:09 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. We are beginning to see partial recovery of the underlying services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring ser...
Mar 9, 2026 at 9:19 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. We are beginning to see partial recovery of the underlying services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring ser...
Mar 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to infrastructure damage. We are beginning to see partial recovery of the underlying services required to restore Blackboard sites to full functionality. To ensure quality of services, access to Blackboard sites will be restricted until further recovery efforts are completed. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring ser...
Mar 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to the ongoing power outage. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring services in another AWS Region. If your site is impacted, please look for further direct communication from our Client Support team. We will provide an update as new information becomes available.
Mar 4, 2026 at 7:52 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to the ongoing power outage. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring services in another AWS Region. If your site is impacted, please look for further direct communication from our Client Support team. We will provide an update as new information becomes available.
Mar 4, 2026 at 4:55 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to the ongoing power outage. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring services in another AWS Region. If your site is impacted, please look for further direct communication from our Client Support team. We will provide an update as new information becomes available.
Mar 4, 2026 at 2:01 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to the ongoing power outage. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring services in another AWS Region. If your site is impacted, please look for further direct communication from our Client Support team. We will provide an update as new information becomes available.
Mar 4, 2026 at 11:09 AM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to the ongoing power outage. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring services in another AWS Region. If your site is impacted, please look for further direct communication from our Client Support team. We will provide an update as new information becomes available.
Mar 4, 2026 at 2:52 AM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to the ongoing power outage. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring services in another AWS Region. If your site is impacted, please look for further direct communication from our Client Support team. We will provide an update as new information becomes available.
Mar 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to the ongoing power outage. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring services in another AWS Region. If your site is impacted, please look for further direct communication from our Client Support team. We will provide an update as new information becomes available.
Mar 3, 2026 at 8:06 PM UTC
Identified
Many Blackboard sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to the ongoing power outage. We are actively working with our service provider (AWS) to assess the situation and explore all available options, including restoring services in another AWS Region. If your site is impacted, please look for further direct communication from our Client Support team. We will provide an update as new information becomes available.
Mar 3, 2026 at 4:59 PM UTC
Identified
Most of the sites hosted in the Middle East region are currently impacted due to the ongoing power outage. We are actively working with our service provider to assess the situation and explore all available options. Our service provider is closely engaged in recovery efforts to restore services. We will provide an update if new information becomes available.
Mar 3, 2026 at 11:44 AM UTC
Identified
We are currently observing that additional sites are being affected due to the ongoing power outage. We are actively working with our service provider to explore available options. Our service provider is closely working on the recovery efforts. We will continue to monitor the situation and share updates as they become available.
Mar 3, 2026 at 8:09 AM UTC
Identified
Our service provider is still working on the primary root cause. We are closely monitoring these efforts to ensure service is restored as quickly as possible. We recognize the critical nature of these services and sincerely apologize for the disruption. We will provide an update if new information becomes available.
Mar 3, 2026 at 4:11 AM UTC
Identified
Our service provider is still working on the primary root cause. We are closely monitoring these efforts to ensure service is restored as quickly as possible. We recognize the critical nature of these services and sincerely apologize for the disruption. We will provide an update if new information becomes available.
Mar 3, 2026 at 12:53 AM UTC
Identified
Some users may experience difficulties accessing content or performing certain operations due to an increased error rate caused by a power issue. Our service provider is actively working to resolve the problem. We will share further updates as soon as more information becomes available.
Mar 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM UTC
Identified
Some users may experience difficulties accessing content or performing certain operations due to an increased error rate caused by a power issue. Our service provider is actively working to resolve the problem. We will share further updates as soon as more information becomes available.
Mar 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM UTC
Identified
Our service provider is still working on the power issue. We are closely monitoring these efforts to ensure service is restored as quickly as possible. We will provide an update if new information becomes available.
Mar 2, 2026 at 8:41 AM UTC
Investigating
We are experiencing issue on AWS services in ME-Central region due to power issue in few of the availability zones, We are actively working with our service provider.
Mar 2, 2026 at 7:31 AM UTC
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