Microsoft outages: The implications of downtime on the delivery of critical public services | Computer Weekly
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It quickly became clear the problem was not an issue with Microsoft's Azure service, as it first appeared, but an issue with a single software provider - named CrowdStrike - who released a faulty update to their software, which was then distributed rapidly around the world via the Azure global networks.
Except, on 30 July 2024, Microsoft's cloud services suffered another outage, affecting businesses globally and - again - without any warning. This outage, however, was nothing like the CrowdStrike debacle in terms of cause, impact, or even implication.
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