Even new employee onboarding will be impacted, as the outage impacts Intune’s ability to handle device enrolment, check-in, and compliance. Plus, of course, every third-party system that relies on core Microsoft systems has also failed.
It doesn’t need to be this way. Alternatives to Microsoft do exist, and while they may not have captured the business zeitgeist to the same extent as Outlook or Office, in the context of today’s global service disaster, it makes sense for every business to invest more in those alternatives.
“This should be a wake-up call for every organisation. Businesses need to ensure they can continue operating when critical technology becomes unavailable, without relying entirely on a single system or provider,” said Marijus Briedis, Chief Technology Officer at NordVPN, in a statement seen by Computerworld. “Secure backup communications, tested contingency plans, and robust recovery procedures can make the difference between a temporary inconvenience and a major operational crisis.”
This story originally appeared on Computerworld
