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China Largely Unaffected by Global IT Outage

CosmicTaco · 2024-07-23T09:01:37.442850+05:30

- Businesses in the U.S. and Europe faced a major IT outage on Friday, but China remained mostly unaffected due to minimal use of CrowdStrike products. - CrowdStrike's software update caused disruptions globally, but Chinese companies, which prefer local tech solutions, were largely spared. - Microsoft Windows devices in China experienced some issues, but the impact was limited compared to other regions. - The hashtag 'Thank you Microsoft, [I can] take off early' trended briefly on Weibo, highlighting the minor disruptions. - China's push for homegrown technology and data localization has reduced reliance on foreign cybersecurity products like CrowdStrike. Source: CNBC

Businesses in the U.S. and Europe faced a major IT outage on Friday, but China remained mostly unaffected due to minimal use of CrowdStrike products.
CrowdStrike's software update caused disruptions globally, but Chinese companies, which prefer local tech solutions, were largely spared.
Microsoft Windows devices in China experienced some issues, but the impact was limited compared to other regions.
The hashtag 'Thank you Microsoft, [I can] take off early' trended briefly on Weibo, highlighting the minor disruptions.
China's push for homegrown technology and data localization has reduced reliance on foreign cybersecurity products like CrowdStrike.

Source: CNBC

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