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What caused the huge global IT outage?

Friday’s international meltdown is an example of how a minor technical change, made by a company unknown to most outside the IT industry, can wreak havoc.

Camilla Hodgson, Stephanie Stacey, Cristina Criddle and Madhumita Murgia

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London | Friday’s Microsoft problems are already shaping up to be one of the biggest IT outages ever, affecting countless businesses and individuals all over the world.

It is another example of how a minor technical change, made by a company that is unknown to most outside the IT industry, can wreak widespread havoc.

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