How to prepare for global IT outages as Microsoft disruption exposes rising system failures

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A Microsoft outage disrupted services globally on Friday, impacting programs like Outlook and affecting major Australian agencies, highlighting a growing trend of system failures. Experts attribute the rise in outages to cost-cutting in engineering and rushed updates, citing prior Telstra and Optus failures. A network misconfiguration likely caused the Microsoft issue, requiring server reboots. To mitigate disruption, experts recommend redundancy, such as using backup SIM cards or email providers, and considering local hosting. They also urge stronger cybersecurity investment, as hacking attacks increase, to avoid future failures.


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