
米マイクロソフトは12日、業務用ソフト群「マイクロソフト365」で大規模障害が発生し、アウトルックやチームズ、コパイロットなどが影響を受けていると明らかにした。ニューヨーク市の危機管理部局など、世界各国でメール送受信やオンラインサービスに遅延が生じている。全面的な復旧見通しは示されていない。
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マイクロソフトは12日、マイクロソフト365で大規模障害が発生したと発表。ダウンディテクターによれば、米西部時間12日昼前(日本時間13日未明)ごろから障害報告が急増した。
【シリコンバレー時事】米マイクロソフト(MS)は12日、業務用ソフト群「マイクロソフト365」で大規模な障害が発生していると明らかにした。メールソフト「アウトルック」などが影響を受けており、世界各国でメールの送受信ができないといった不具合が出ている。
政府情報システムに障害 MSから波及
このほか、業務用チャットソフト「チームズ」や人工知能(AI)機能「コパイロット」など、多数のサービスが影響を受けている。MSはX(旧ツイッター)で、複数の地域で同社のインフラの一部に負荷がかかっていると説明。複数のサーバーが予期せず利用できなくなったことが原因とし、負荷の分散やサーバーの再起動などを進めている。
MSは、一部のサーバーは復旧していると言及した。ただ、全面的な復旧の見通しは示されていない。
システム障害情報サイトのダウンディテクターによれば、米西部時間12日昼前(日本時間13日未明)ごろから障害の報告が急増し始めた。
影響は多方面に広がっている。米メディアによると、ニューヨーク市の危機管理部局は同市のメールやオンラインサービスがMSのシステムに依存しているため、連絡に遅延が生じる可能性があると告知した。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
マイクロソフトがサーバーの再起動と負荷分散により、順次サービスを復旧させる
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