From: none@invalid.com   
      
   On 30/07/2025 22:16, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:19:51 +0100, mm0fmf wrote:   
   >   
   >> They've been restored.   
   >   
   > But the damage has been done. And if one Government can demand such a   
   > thing, what’s to stop another one doing the same?   
      
   The damage was done when bean counters got a hard-on for The Cloud. "No   
   more expensive on-site servers and staff when The Cloud can handle our   
   needs and scale infinitely" was music to their dumb MBA brains. So they   
   punt all their critical infrastructure on to The Cloud. Or as we   
   technical types call it: other people's computers. And this is one of   
   the consequences, other people can hold you to ransom.   
      
   And if it wasn't MS it could be any of the major cloud providers.   
      
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