Microsoft outage disrupts Alaska Airlines websites

On October 30th, a major Microsoft tech outage caused chaos worldwide, impacting Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines. The disruption, linked to Microsoft's Azure cloud portal, affected services like Office three sixty five and Minecraft. The airlines, still recovering from a previous tech glitch, quickly set up backup infrastructure to keep flights booked and passengers checked in. Despite Microsoft's swift solution, some functions remained unavailable, highlighting the critical dependence of big companies on tech giants for smooth operations. DNN | The Daily News Now! The world’s first global local news network. Every city. Every story. AI powered. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.