This is going to bring about a huge move back to local servers and local software for offices, as many people are unable to correspond or use Microsoft software right now. I am glad I refused to move our small office to 365, even if it meant sticking with older versions. I could have probably moved everyone to Linux and open-source software, but as the tech guy in our office, I didn't want the extra workload of dealing with all the support.

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aftergibson 18 hours ago | parent | next [-]

After a single outage, I doubt it. Don't get me wrong, I wish it was the case, but this, like all news will be soon forgotten.

A few more outages though.. maybe?

	▲	jijikuya 16 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		This year has been terrible for outages, the European Google power outage earlier this year, the PHP stuff (although that's only tangentially related),the AWS outage in May, Cloudflare a couple times around this time last year, Salesforce. I can tell you somewhat anecdotally that people who usually forget about this stuff are starting to notice.
	▲	GJim 14 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I dunno. The 2011 Blackberry outage burried RIM..... companies ran away from them faster than a greyhound with its arse on fire.

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hosteur 19 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> This is going to bring about a huge move back to local servers and local software for offices, as many people are unable to correspond or use Microsoft software right now

One can only hope. But I am not so sure. No one seems to want to employ a local sysadmin these days.

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infamouscow 19 hours ago | parent [-]

You should start your own business offering sysadmin services to small businesses.

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vconnor 18 hours ago | parent [-]

Good luck with that. They have all migrated to AWS in 2015+

	▲	infamouscow 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		There are plenty of mom & pop businesses that just need someone to setup their computers, network them, and ensure they're not being infected with shit. You'd be surprised how many people struggle with email, documents, spreadsheets, a printer, and maybe an app or two. Think of yourself as a blue-collar contractor providing services to white-collar people afraid of being taken advantage of. Your competitive advantage over Geek Squad is being the local IT person who knows the names of everyone in a five-person real estate or law office. Word of mouth will take care of everything else for you.

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Eji1700 19 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I've yet to see a great replacement for Excel outside of gridcraft. Things like Libre CAN do it, but there's a lot of pain, and the average excel user isn't going to get over most of those hurdles without a ton of hand holding.

	▲	FullMetalBitch 19 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I agree that Excel is hard to replace but email should have never been moved to the cloud.

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gib444 18 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Nah it'll be forgotten about in a week

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