This is good and bad. This showcases the importance of CrowdStrike. This is a short term blip but in the long run they will learn from this and prevent this type of an issue in the future. On the flip side, they have a huge target on their back for the U.S. government to try and control them. They are also a huge target for malicious actors since they can clearly see that CS is part of critical US and western infra. Taking them down can cripple essential services.
On a related note, this also demonstrates the danger of centralized cloud services. I wish there were more players in this space and the governments would try their very best to prevent consolidation in this space. Alternatively, I really wish the CS did not have this centralized architecture that allows for such failure modes. Software industry should learn from great & age old engineering design principles. For example, a large ships have watertight doors that prevent compartments from flooding in case of a breach. It appears that CS didn't think the current scenario was not possible therefore didn't invest in anything meaningful to prevent this nightmare scenario.
On a related note, this also demonstrates the danger of centralized cloud services. I wish there were more players in this space and the governments would try their very best to prevent consolidation in this space. Alternatively, I really wish the CS did not have this centralized architecture that allows for such failure modes. Software industry should learn from great & age old engineering design principles. For example, a large ships have watertight doors that prevent compartments from flooding in case of a breach. It appears that CS didn't think the current scenario was not possible therefore didn't invest in anything meaningful to prevent this nightmare scenario.