Navigating Cloud Outages and Corporate Layoffs

This chapter explores the challenges faced by major cloud providers, especially Microsoft's outage linked to CrowdStrike, while forecasting changes in campus switch sales amid mergers. It also highlights the significant ramifications of DigiCert's SSL certificate revocation and the urgency for companies to address security vulnerabilities. Additionally, the implications of Intel's layoffs juxtaposed with government funding reveal the complexities of the chip manufacturing landscape in the U.S.