Microsoft outage 'stark reminder' of how much we rely on tech

A critical Microsoft outage lasting more than 22 hours has raised questions about how heavily vital services rely on a handful of major tech firms.

The disruption, which affected Microsoft 365 services such as Outlook, was caused by routine automated checks that took some servers offline, overloading the remaining ones with traffic.

The recovery took nearly a full day while engineers gradually restored services, highlighting…