The Microsoft global outage: Should the Gulf be worried?
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Arab News · Saudi Arabia · Middle East
RIYADH: The global Microsoft outage poses a blunt question to users and customers across the Gulf region: What happens when the digital tools that keep everyday life ticking suddenly stop working? Services are back, but Gulf businesses and public bodies still have to consider how they would cope with another prolonged failure. Their investment in digital services makes that a pressing concern, regardless of whether the cause is a cyberattack or a technical fault. The outage began on Nov. 12, aff
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