The widespread disruption caused by the recent CrowdStrike software glitch, which led to a global outage of Windows systems, has sent shockwaves through the IT community. For CIOs, the event serves as a stark reminder of the inherent risks associated with over-reliance on a single vendor, particularly in the cloud.
The incident, which saw IT systems crashing and displaying the infamous “blue screen of death (BSOD),” exposed the vulnerabilities of heavily cloud-dependent infrastructures.