Category: Business

Microsoft IT outage, Infrastructure, Microsoft, Internet, Computing, Technology, World news Business | The Guardian ​As the world recovers from the largest IT outage in history, it shows the danger of one point of failure in IT infrastructureA global IT failure wreaked havoc on Friday, grounding flights and disrupting everything from hospitals to government agencies. Over all…

Microsoft IT outage, Technology, Microsoft, Computing, Internet Business | The Guardian ​Error that caused a global standstill reveals fragility of a networked world that has been created for efficiency rather than resilienceOne bit of good news about the “epic IT crash” that brought the western world to a temporary standstill is that it was a product…

Microsoft IT outage, Computing, Airline industry, Health, Travel, Business, Microsoft, Technology, UK news, Society Business | The Guardian ​Flights continue to be cancelled while GP surgeries and hospitals will be dealing with impact of backlogsThe aftershocks of the Microsoft IT outage continued to ripple across the UK on Saturday as holidaymakers and patients suffered the brunt…

George Lewis is awarded his medals decades after they seemingly “got lost in the post”. George Lewis is awarded his medals decades after they seemingly “got lost in the post”.  

Madonna’s 18-year-old son David moved to Brooklyn to live with his 21-year-old model girlfriend. Madonna’s 18-year-old son David moved to Brooklyn to live with his 21-year-old model girlfriend.  

Australia’s tobacco excise is “well past its point of effectiveness”, according to one expert, who says it’s pushing smokers onto the black market, hurting retailers and taxpayers.  Australia’s tobacco excise is “well past its point of effectiveness”, according to one expert, who says it’s pushing smokers onto the black market, hurting retailers and taxpayers.  Tax, Smoking, Public…

Norway’s is famously huge. Qatar used theirs to buy Harrods. How do sovereign wealth funds work? And why isn’t ours as big as Norway’s? Norway’s is famously huge. Qatar used theirs to buy Harrods. How do sovereign wealth funds work? And why isn’t ours as big as Norway’s? Business / The economy Sydney Morning Herald – Business

CrowdStrike became a household name on Friday for all the wrong reasons. Here’s what we know about them. CrowdStrike became a household name on Friday for all the wrong reasons. Here’s what we know about them. Software, Information and Communication, Internet, Information Technology Industry, Malware Latest business news

Burnout is a multibillion-a-year problem, with money primarily being haemorrhaged via days lost to stress, fatigue and poor mental health. Burnout is a multibillion-a-year problem, with money primarily being haemorrhaged via days lost to stress, fatigue and poor mental health. Business / Workplace Sydney Morning Herald – Business