Massive failure, recovery progressing; root cause addressed - Microsoft

[Silicon Valley Current Affairs] As of the 13th, the large-scale failure of Microsoft 365, Microsoft's business software group, which affected public institutions and companies around the world, is being repaired as of the 13th. On the morning of the 13th (early morning on the 14th Japan time), MS stated on X (formerly Twitter), ``The root cause (of the failure) has been addressed,'' and is continuing to respond to customers and regions where the failure continues and to confirm the recovery status.

Microsoft's large-scale outage remains unresolved, and even after some recovery, problems continue, affecting more than 70 countries

According to MS, the problem was caused by a problem that occurred during a past facility expansion, which surfaced due to recent network changes. The incident was not caused by a cyber attack or artificial intelligence (AI) going out of control.

MS said, ``We deeply apologize for the confusion caused to our customers due to this issue,'' and indicated that they will release a report once the investigation into the problem is complete.