Global IT outage: CEO Satya Nadella says Microsoft working with CrowdStrike to resolve the issue; 8 key takeaways

Friday was rocked by a massive IT glitch that crashed computer systems around the world. Airports, hospitals, banks, and businesses were severely affected after computers simply shut down or were just unable to access networks. The main reason has been an outage in Microsoft’s cloud services and related apps.

The incident led to disruption in travel, which has been cited as the most prominent consequence of this global IT outage. Hours after the incident, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella admitted that a CrowdStrike update impacted the IT systems worldwide. He said that the company was working closely with CrowdStrike to resolve the issue.