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The Big Picture: what were tech's important stories in July?

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A massive supply chain attack rocked Kaseya, and Microsoft announced a new route to virtualisation

It's all about Microsoft this month, with a celebratory earnings release, a wildly popular new product...and the loss of a $10 billion deal. Welcome to this month's Big Picture.

In this series, Delta Site Editor Tom Allen looks back at the technology industry's most important stories in the last month, through five different lenses.

The month began with a supply chain attack on IT services provider Kaseya, with a worldwide fallout including the closure of petrol stations, grocery stores and broadcasters. Days later, news broke about Israeli firm NSO Group's Pegasus product being used to spy on journalists, activists and even the President of France.

The spyware scare made many fear for their digital safety, and Microsoft hopes its new Windows 365 product will set minds at rest; it's certainly got off to a strong start. It wasn't all roses for Microsoft though, as it lost a massive contract with the Department of Defense.

We're also looking at the continued rise of green tech solutions, and shortages in both the chip and labour markets. All this, and more, in this month's Big Picture.

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