CrowdStrike reports that a substantial proportion of devices affected by the outage are now operational again.

Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike reported on Sunday that a substantial portion of the 8.5 million Microsoft devices affected by a worldwide technology outage caused by a software update were now functioning and connected to the internet.

Microsoft stated that CrowdStrike has contributed to the development of a scalable solution that will enhance the speed of fixing issues in Microsoft’s Azure infrastructure. Microsoft also mentioned that they have collaborated with Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud Platform to determine the most efficient methods.

Global air travellers experienced delays, flight cancellations, and inconveniences during check-in due to an IT failure that impacted various sectors, including banks and media companies.