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The CrowdStrike update outage reinforced a number of concerns companies in theendpointcomputing space have been voicing for some time.
We have grown somewhat numb to the steady stream of data breaches.
To mitigate risks of all types at the endpoint, we must consider approaching the problem differently.
Field CTO for North America at IGEL.
But the more agents you add EDR, XDR, AV, backup, and recovery, DLP etc.
the more layers of security sprawl IT must manage, patch and monitor.
A solution gaining traction is the movement of Windows to the cloud.
Windows 11migration is another timely reason for considering moving Windows applications to the cloud.
Many businesses, fortunately, are seeing the benefits in moving to a Linux based endpoint OS.
Linux market share on the desktop is growing at an accelerated rate.
Chrome OS is a distant 1.41%.
It should be noted that Linux and Windows are compatible.
IT administrators use Linux-based endpoint devices to connect to Windows and Windows applications in the cloud.
This reduces complexity and cost, while also significantly reducing the management burden on IT staff.
Practices in prevention
The CrowdStrike outage is not a whos to blame?
It could be repeated by any software vendor who has deep access into the OS.
In the case of this outage, the response and recovery were highly reactive.
Each endpoint needed to be restored, which was a costly exercise.
Taking the weeks or months needed in todays Windows model and reducing it to minutes.
Despite best efforts, issues can and will occur.
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