19/07/2024
So maybe there is still a market for small IT shops like mine (oetiker.ch) who specialize in bespoke solutions including self-hosted services.
The outage was attributed to CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm whose software is used by scores of industries around the world to protect against hackers and outside breaches. A software update issued by CrowdStrike appeared to be at the root of problem, resulting in crashes of machines running Microsoft Windows operating system.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/07/19/business/global-tech-outage/crowdstrike-outage-flights-banks?smid=url-share
Airlines, banks and broadcasters reported disruptions, citing technical issues.