Small businesses grapple with global tech outages created by CrowdStrike
- A faulty software update caused global tech outages affecting various businesses, including airlines and hospitals, with issues lasting through the weekend.
- Major customers of Microsoft and CrowdStrike received IT support, but many smaller businesses continued to struggle.
- Locksmith owner Chris Seabrook stated the outage caused a "significant wrench" in operations, impacting his ability to manage emails and invoices.
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Small businesses grapple with global tech outages by CrowdStrike
NEW YORK — An owner of a consumer insights research firm couldn’t pay her employees, make Friday’s deadline to sign a contract for a new business or send key research to a key client. A psychiatrist, who runs a virtual mental health practice in Maryland, saw his business hobbled as some of his virtual assistants
CrowdStrike tech outages have caused a big mess for small businesses
NEW YORK — An owner of a consumer insights research firm couldn’t pay her employees, make Friday’s deadline to sign a contract for a new business or send key research to a key client. A psychiatrist, who runs a virtual mental health practice in Maryland, saw his business hobbled as some of his virtual assistants and therapists couldn’t either make phone calls or log on to their computers. And a restaurant owner in New York City was worried about…

Small businesses grapple with global tech outages created by CrowdStrike
Businesses from airlines to hospitals have been grappling with faulty software update that caused technological havoc worldwide on Friday. The breadth of the outages highlighted the fragility of a digitized
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