A couple of weeks ago, a massive global IT outage occurred when Windows computers running the CrowdStrike security software crashed. CrowdStrike is popular in enterprise installations, meaning businesses worldwide–including airlines such as Delta Air Lines–were shut down. Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a CNBC interview that the CrowdStrike crash caused Delta to cancel about 5,000 flights and may cost the company up to $500 million.
When asked by CNBC if Delta is rethinking its IT strategy, Bastian said, “Absolutely.” Despite having system redundancy to help prevent a total loss of operation, the problem, as Bastian puts it, is that they rely on Windows and CrowdStike throughout their installation. “My sense is that [Windows] is the most fragile platform in that space,” said Bastian, who then asked, “When was the last time you heard of a big outage at Apple?”
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