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Microsoft's Canada timezone troubles leave admins fixing calendars

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In short

System administrators are working to correct affected calendar entries following Microsoft's technical missteps with Canadian regional time zones. At the same time, recent software patches failed to secure on-premises SharePoint deployments against active zero-day cyberattacks. Across the broader market, infrastructure expenditures are surging, highlighted by Drax's proposed £20 billion data center at a British biomass power station.

Key points

  • Microsoft faces concurrent operational disruptions ranging from scheduling flaws to activ…: Microsoft faces concurrent operational disruptions ranging from scheduling flaws to active exploits on unpatched enterprise software.
  • Infrastructure investments are accelerating through multi-billion-dollar initiatives in o…: Infrastructure investments are accelerating through multi-billion-dollar initiatives in optical networking and power station data centers.
  • Advanced artificial intelligence development is driving unprecedented computational costs…: Advanced artificial intelligence development is driving unprecedented computational costs that threaten to outstrip massive revenue gains.

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