Microsoft users fume as 365 and Outlook down for thousands in middle of work day
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Microsoft users fume as 365 and Outlook down for thousands in middle of work day
""We're investigating a potential issue impacting multiple Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook, Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview," Microsoft shared on an X account at 2:37 p.m. In a follow-up post at 3:17 p.m., the account said, "We've identified a portion of service infrastructure in North America that is not processing traffic as expected. We're working to restore the infrastructure to a healthy state to achieve recovery.""
"Microsoft 365 users are reporting outages on Thursday, according to Downdetector, an online platform that provides users with real-time information about the status of various websites and services. Downdetector shows that over 12,000 people reported outages around 4:30 p.m. EST. As of 5:18 p.m. 5,823 outages were reported. "We're continuing to review what actions are required to restore the affected infrastructure to a heathy state and rebalance the service traffic to achieve recovery," an update around 4 p.m. ET read."
Microsoft 365 experienced widespread service disruptions with thousands of user reports. Downdetector recorded over 12,000 outage reports around 4:30 p.m. EST and 5,823 reports by 5:18 p.m. Microsoft identified affected services including Outlook, Microsoft Defender, and Microsoft Purview. Microsoft reported an investigation into a potential issue impacting multiple Microsoft 365 services. Microsoft identified a portion of service infrastructure in North America that was not processing traffic as expected. Microsoft stated it was working to restore the infrastructure to a healthy state and rebalance service traffic to achieve recovery, and continued to review required actions.
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