Microsoft 365 service global outage
The story so far
Major outage affecting core cloud services of Microsoft 365, impacting Outlook, Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365 Copilot, with users in multiple global regions unable to access the services normally. Microsoft initially stated it was investigating issues with users in the Americas accessing Exchange Online email via various connections. The company later expanded the scope of the impact, confirming that users in any region could be affected. Charles Ramarao, executive vice president at Microsoft, publicly apologized for the outage of services like Outlook and Exchange Online, stating the team is working hard to resolve the issue and will continue to update the latest status. The outage initially affected Teams, then spread to Exchange Online and Outlook, as well as some features in SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 Copilot that rely on Exchange. Microsoft is working to restore access to some office software, saying users may still be unable to connect to email and chat services. Microsoft stated that its flagship software services have fully recovered, and the outage previously caused work disruptions for government agencies, traders, and businesses in many parts of the world.
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Developments
3 developments
- 13 Nov, 15:40 · 1 reportsMicrosoft fixes system issues36Kr · AI:Microsoft fixes Outlook and Copilot system faults, affecting global users.
- 13 Nov, 08:29 · 1 reportsMicrosoft fixes Outlook and Copilot issues36Kr · AI:Microsoft is still fixing Outlook and Copilot systems, technical failures have occurred for several hours
- 13 Nov, 07:09 · 2 reportsMicrosoft 365 core services experience global large-scale outageITHome · AI:Microsoft executive Charles Ramanao responded to the outage of services like Outlook: 'Deeply sorry, we are working hard to fix it.'
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- 36Kr · AIMicrosoft says its services have fully recovered
Microsoft says its flagship software services have fully recovered, with the outage previously causing work disruptions for government agencies, traders, and businesses in many parts of the world, affected products include Outlook, Teams, and Copilot.
- 36Kr · AIMicrosoft fixes Outlook and Copilot system faults, affecting global users.
Microsoft is working to restore Outlook, Teams, and Copilot services, affecting approximately 200,000 users worldwide; users in the US region were unable to use these services the previous day, and this outage is one of the most severe in Microsoft's recent history.
- ITHome · AIMicrosoft executive Charles Ramanao responded to the outage of services like Outlook: 'Deeply sorry, we are working hard to fix it.'
Microsoft Executive Vice President Charles Ramonapolo publicly apologizes for service outages including Outlook, Exchange Online, etc., stating the team is working hard to solve the problem and will continue to report the latest status. The outage initially affected Teams, then spread to Exchange Online and Outlook, as well as some features in SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 Copilot, and other services that rely on Exchange.
- 36Kr · AIMicrosoft is still fixing Outlook and Copilot systems, technical failures have occurred for several hours
Microsoft is working to restore access to some office software, and users may still be unable to connect to email and chat services. On Thursday, some users in the U.S. could not use Outlook, Teams, and the Copilot AI service for most of the workday.
- ITHome · AIMicrosoft 365 core services suffer global large-scale outage: Outlook, OneDrive, Teams affected, gradually restarting for recovery
Major outage occurs in multiple core cloud services of Microsoft 365, affecting products such as Outlook, Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Microsoft 365 Copilot, with users in multiple global regions unable to access the services normally.
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