After the global server down on Friday, services are slowly being restored, but problems are still being faced. According to airline companies, flight operations are being delayed due to server down. CrowdStrike says that it may still take some time, they are in touch with the companies.
By Bharat Mandhanya
Publish Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 08:51:32 AM (IST)
Updated Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2024 09:58:51 AM (IST)
HighLights
- There was a problem in Microsoft cloud outage
- The problem was caused by an update of CrowdStrike
- Many media organizations still have stopped broadcasting news
Microsoft Cloud Outrage Agency, New Delhi. On Friday, due to technical problems in Microsoft, all its servers across the world came to a standstill. Its impact was seen on banking and other sectors including air and rail services. It was told that this problem was caused by an update done by Crowdstrike, a company that provides security solutions to Microsoft.
The systems that were receiving the new CrowdStrike update started crashing. After this, the company removed this new update from its website. After which some services started getting restored.
what is the situation now
even if Microsoft The service may have resumed, but it is still facing technical problems. According to the airlines, flight operations have been resumed, but there are still delays. Media companies are also not able to broadcast news. Such problems are being faced by Britain's Sky News and Australia's ABC.
The company said this
CrowdStrike CrowdStrike says that the company has resolved this problem and is in contact with the companies that have been affected and is helping them. CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said that it may take some time for all systems to be operational again.
What is Kraut Strike?
CrowdStrike was launched in 2011 by George Kurtz (CEO), Dmitry Alperovitch (former CTO) and Greg Marston (CFO). It is served by many large companies around the world. It is headquartered in Austin Texas. The company launched its first service in June 2013 called CrowdStrike Falcon. In this, it provides endpoint security, threat intelligence and attribution services.
