Microsoft outages show need for digital diversity

Microsoft outages show need for digital diversity
Catalyst IT’s Don Christie says when it comes to IT systems, “homogeneity is a weakness”. (Image: Getty)
Ben Moore
Catalyst IT’s Don Christie says when it comes to IT systems, “homogeneity is a weakness”.The recent spate of Microsoft outages highlights the risk of consolidating information technology systems around a single vendor.Catalyst IT's owner and managing director, Christie, said that while outages are unavoidable, a lack of diversification can magnify their impact.Microsoft offers a massive array of products and services, many offering features that rely on other Microsoft products or work more smoothly together than with an a...

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