Heavy Strategy HS111: When Someone Makes Your Cloud Service Go Poof!
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Sep 2, 2025 The discussion highlights the risks of losing cloud services amidst geopolitical tensions, illustrated by a case of an Indian energy company cut off from Microsoft. It’s crucial for organizations to rethink their risk management strategies and incorporate contingency plans. The impacts of legal changes on corporate structures are explored, emphasizing communication between departments. The hosts advocate for diversifying service providers and preparing for unexpected disruptions, likening it to buying insurance against unpredictability in an unstable global landscape.
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Cloud Cutoff Case Study
- An Indian energy company paid Microsoft but had Teams and Azure cut off due to EU pressure over sanctions issues.
- Hosts use this real example to illustrate unexpected political shutdowns of cloud services can leave customers dead in the water.
Political Shutdowns Are Different Risks
- Services cut for political reasons are not the same as technical outages and break usual incident expectations.
- You must treat provider cessations as a distinct class of risk beyond standard incident response.
Plan As A BCP Event
- Treat provider shutdowns as business continuity planning, not just incident response.
- Build contingency plans for ceasing operations and continuing core business when legal or political forces intervene.
