INQUIRER.net: Microsoft lapse cause outages in Azure service

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Microsoft lapse cause outages in Azure service Feb 23rd 2013, 02:22 REDMOND, Washington — Microsoft unwittingly let an online security certificate expire Friday, triggering a worldwide outage in an online service that stores data for a wide range of business customers. The sloppy housekeeping represents an embarrassing lapse for Microsoft Corp. as the software maker tries to bring in more revenue from the storage service, which is called Azure. The expired certificate is needed to properly run online services such as Azure which use an "https" protocol to block unauthorized users from accessing information. Microsoft's failure to renew the security certificate apparently caused the Azure service to go down shortly before 4 p.m. EST (2100 G... Keep on reading: Microsoft lapse cause outages in Azure service Media files: Microsoft.jpg (image/jpeg)

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