Are we too dependent on Microsoft?
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After two major outages in as many weeks — including the CrowdStrike crash — alarm bells are ringing about the world's overreliance on Microsoft. Andrew Chan...
    • palarith@aussie.zoneEnglish
      62·
      4 个月前

      We are a small medical practice. It would cost approx $15k in batteries to give us about 3 operating hours. Not economically viable.

      But do you think something like an airport would have enough diesel capacity to contiune operating in a power out?

      • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
        5·
        4 个月前

        If you are taking about human lives it could be important. Many hospitals spends a significant amount to make sure there isn’t any downtime.

      • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
        2·
        4 个月前

        Hospitals and airports typically have their own backup generators, yeah. Not entirely sure how long they’re prepared to operate off-grid.