{"id":628528,"date":"2024-07-23T18:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-07-23T15:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-global-it-outage-exposed-europes-dangerous-dependence-on-us-tech\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T18:34:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-23T15:34:04","slug":"the-global-it-outage-exposed-europes-dangerous-dependence-on-us-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-global-it-outage-exposed-europes-dangerous-dependence-on-us-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"#The global IT outage exposed Europe&#8217;s dangerous dependence on US tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c330d652a6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c330d652a6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-global-it-outage-exposed-europes-dangerous-dependence-on-us-tech\/#The_geopolitics_of_an_IT_outage\" >The geopolitics of an IT outage<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img-cdn.tnwcdn.com\/image?fit=796%2C417&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn0.tnwcdn.com%2Fwp-content%2Fblogs.dir%2F1%2Ffiles%2F2024%2F07%2FUntitled-design-2-2.jpg&amp;signature=aaafbf22a4309c5593abd4923e4ae289\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n                            <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s a taunt that\u2019s reiterated to the point of <span>clich\u00e9<\/span>: Europe is a good place to start a tech business, but a bad place to scale one up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The causes <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/qz.com\/1320983\/why-arent-europes-technology-companies-as-big-as-in-the-us-and-china\">are contentious<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but their impact is undeniable. None of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=most+valuable+tech+companies&amp;oq=most+valuable+tech+&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgAEEUYOxiABDIJCAAQRRg7GIAEMgYIARBFGDkyBwgCEAAYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBggGEEUYQDIGCAcQRRhA0gEIMzg0NGowajeoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">10 most valuable tech firms<\/a> in the world are in Europe. The US, by contrast, is home to eight of them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Inevitably, that creates a dependence on digital services from across the Atlantic. Our businesses, our public services, and our critical infrastructure all depend\u00a0on big tech companies.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are all at the mercy of their whims, their weaknesses, and their rulers. When just one of them stumbles, the fall can shake a continent.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper channel-cta\">\n<div class=\"ica-text\">\n<p class=\"ica-text__title\">TNW Conference 2025 &#8211; Back to NDSM on June 19-20, 2025 &#8211; Save the date!<\/p>\n<p>As we wr<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed up our incredible 2024 edition, we&#8217;re pleased to announce our return to Amsterdam NDSM in 2025. Registration now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week\u2019s historic IT outage provided a painful example. The global chaos stemmed from a simple software update by Texas security vendor CrowdStrike. It instantly crashed millions of machines running Microsoft Windows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The meltdown soon scorched Europe. Flights were grounded, payments frozen, and operations cancelled. Market trading halted, TV stations went off-air, and government systems flatlined.<\/p>\n<p>The mayhem was a reminder of big tech\u2019s boundless power. It also exposed the need for European challengers.<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China\u2019s response to the outage strengthens the case.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_geopolitics_of_an_IT_outage\"><\/span>The geopolitics of an IT outage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Europe stared into the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/video\/how-to-fix-the-blue-screen-of-death-13182056\">blue screen of death<\/a>, China largely avoided the torment. The reason? CrowdStrike software hasn\u2019t been widely adopted in the Middle Kingdom. The country instead relies on <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/tech\/big-tech\/article\/3271171\/microsoft-outage-leaves-china-largely-untouched-tech-self-sufficiency-campaign-pays?module=top_story&amp;pgtype=section\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">homegrown alternatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russia also largely avoided the disruption. Sanctions have forced the country to develop domestic replacements for US software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Europe hasn\u2019t come under the same geopolitical pressure as China and Russia. But the continent can still learn from their self-sufficiency. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We may not share their enmity with the US, but we\u2019re still engulfed in the tensions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Our companies are already ensnared in the hostilities. The most valuable tech firm we have \u2014 Dutch chip giant ASML \u2014 has been blocked from selling equipment to China. Europe has also felt the force of tariffs from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>With another dose of<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> America First protectionism brewing, the need for tech sovereignty is growing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As the IT outage showed, our digital infrastructure is already fragile enough. Political developments can turn the cracks into ruins.<\/p>\n<p>Aron Brand, CTO of data security startup CTERA, described the outage as a \u201cwake-up call\u201d for national security.<\/p>\n<p>It evidently roused EU politicians. Alex Agius Saliba, an MEP from the Maltese Labour Party, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">said<\/span> the fallout showed an \u201curgent\u201d need for stronger digital infrastructure. Alexandra Geese, an MEP from the German Greens, called for Europe to build a new IT environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe global Microsoft outage shows how vulnerable a world depending on a handful of tech players is,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>To escape from that world, Europe will need its own tech giants. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\/><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building them will require big change in policy, culture, and investing. But the talent is already there. The\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">innovations <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are emerging<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The market is big enough. And the need has never been greater.<\/span>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The causes are contentious but their impact is undeniable. None of the 10 most valuable tech firms in the world are in Europe. 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