This six-part retrospective on Azure's reliability and security problems is excellent. Sure, there are deep technical problems. Critically, though, there were deeper Microsoft problems. The organization wasn't able to recognize, understand or fix itself.

https://isolveproblems.substack.com/p/how-microsoft-vaporized-a-trillion

How Microsoft Vaporized a Trillion Dollars

Inside the complacency and decisions that eroded trust in Azure—from a former Azure Core engineer.

Axel’s Substack