The Microsoft cloud outage has raised many worrying questions before the world. Due to this outage, big financial institutions around the world have suffered a major setback. Apart from this, many airlines in various countries also came to a standstill due to the outage. Today we are living in a very complicated information age, where data has tied the whole world together. From the world's big tech companies to financial institutions, retail, e-commerce, marketing and advertising, healthcare, and airlines, almost all big businesses are dependent on digital infrastructure. All their information is stored on cloud servers. It is worth noting that Amazon and Microsoft are at the forefront of providing cloud services to these businesses. Amazon's total stake in the worldwide market share in cloud infrastructure is 31 percent while Microsoft's is 25 percent. In such a situation, it would not be wrong to say that a slight defect or tampering in the cloud system and its ecosystem of these companies can cause a stir all over the world. In this episode, let us know what is the reason behind the Microsoft cloud outage. And how is it related to the cyber security software CrowdStrike?
Why did the outage happen
This outage was not caused by Microsoft but due to a flaw in CrowdStrike's security update. CrowdStrike is a cyber security company that provides advanced cyber security to users and big businesses. CrowdStrike company's security software comes with Microsoft's Windows operating system. This company uses cloud-based AI and machine learning technology to protect against real-time cyber threats.
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An alert sent by the CrowdStrike company to its clients mentioned that the company's Falcon sensor is becoming the main reason for the crash of Microsoft Windows worldwide. The shockwave of this incident has been felt all over the world. Windows system crashes in India, America, Tokyo, Berlin, and many other countries of the world badly affected businesses related to airline, banking, retail, and many other sectors.
Questions related to security and reliability
This outage has raised many questions related to the security and reliability of Microsoft's cloud service. Big businesses around the world are connected to Microsoft cloud network. In such a situation, the use of any third-party service for cyber security by the company can lead to the failure of the core system of the entire company.
Today, many big businesses from big organizations around the world use Microsoft Azure cloud services. Such updates and failures can bring economic shockwaves around the world.
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