The meltdown caused by the massive Microsoft outage has been described as a" digital pandemic affecting millions" by an IT expert. The outage, which is still not resolved, has impacted a wide range of sectors, from payroll to airports, from supermarkets to banks as well as the NHS. And there are fears the impact on major institutions and global disruption of services may have repercussions on the worldwide economy. Chris Dimitriadis, chief global strategy officer at a professional IT association