Microsoft down all over the world, email disruptions. The company: checks in progress
Downdetector has recorded over 130,000 reports for Outlook in the United States and thousands of problems with Microsoft 365 and Teams
Quick Look
- Microsoft 365, Outlook and Teams suffered an outage for over an hour affecting thousands of users around the world, from the United States to Italy.
- Downdetector has recorded over 130 thousand reports for Outlook in the US alone, over 46,000 for Microsoft 365 and around 3,000 for Teams.
- Microsoft said it has resolved a Teams outage in North America and is investigating.
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Why It Matters
Microsoft said it had resolved a Teams outage that affected users in North America, noting that the issue had been fully resolved. Subsequently, the company added that the outage may also have affected connectivity to Microsoft 365 services for users in other regions.
ROME – Microsoft 365, Outlook and Teams suffered an interruption for more than an hour, affecting thousands of users around the world: from the United States to Italy. This was reported by the disruption monitoring site Downdetector.com, for which around 6pm (Italian time) over 130 thousand problems with Outlook were reported in the USA alone.
The actual number of users involved seems likely to grow. Previously, Microsoft said it had resolved a Teams outage that affected users in North America, noting that the issue had been fully resolved. Then, the company added that the outage may also have affected connectivity to Microsoft 365 services for users in other regions.
Downdetector has seen more than 46,000 reports of problems with Microsoft 365 and approximately 3,000 reports from users who were having difficulty accessing Teams.
The company: checks in progress
Open Questions
- What was the technical cause of the outage?
- Exactly how long were services interrupted?
- How many users were affected in total globally?
- Has Microsoft provided an estimate of the damage or disruption to businesses?
