Microsoft outage puts cloud exit strategies and concentration risk back in the spotlight
DavidLinthicum · x · 2026-11-13
David Linthicum argues that Microsoft's latest major outage turned cloud exit strategies from a boring topic into the talk of the day.
- His core point: "we can leave anytime" is not the same as actually being able to leave; concentration risk is real
- He recommends designing for provider choice before you desperately need it: identity that can travel, data that can be extracted, validated, and rehydrated elsewhere
- Architectural choices that seemed reasonable on a normal Tuesday look different when a major platform has a bad day; the goal isn't fleeing Microsoft/AWS/Google but taking dependency risk seriously
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