Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global disruption that could have billion-dollar impact on Australia
A major Microsoft service outage lasting 18 hours caused significant global disruption, with experts warning of a potential billion-dollar impact on the Australian economy. Microsoft apologized for the technical error, confirming it was not a cyber-attack, while critics highlighted Australia's vulnerability due to reliance on foreign technology.
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The incident underscores the systemic risks posed by global reliance on a small number of cloud service providers for critical infrastructure.
The outage of Microsoft’s services, which began on Friday morning, lasted roughly 18 hours before services started to recover. The outage of Microsoft’s services, which began on Friday morning, lasted roughly 18 hours before services started to recover. Australia news Microsoft ‘deeply sorry’ for global disruption that could have billion-dollar impact on Australia Experts say outage exposes ‘Australia’s reliance on foreign technology’ as software giant says services being restored
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Prefer the Guardian on Google The Microsoft outage could be a disaster for the Australian economy that forces some small businesses to close, with costs expected to run into the billions of dollars, experts have warned.
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