A couple of weeks ago, a massive global IT outage occurred when Windows computers running the CrowdStrike security software crashed. CrowdStrike is popular in enterprise installations, meaning businesses worldwide–including airlines such as Delta Air Lines–were shut down. Delta CEO Ed Bastian said in a CNBC interview that the CrowdStrike crash caused Delta to cancel about 5,000 flights and may cost the company up to $500 million. When asked by CNBC if Delta is rethinking its IT strategy, Bastian
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