Failure of Microsoft and Outlook: “You have to get used to living with failures,” warns a cybersecurity expert
Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teams and Copilot are inaccessible around the world
Quick Look
- Giant Microsoft is experiencing a major global outage affecting Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teams and Copilot.
- The origin of the malfunction remains undetermined, paralyzing the activities of many companies and users around the world.
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Why It Matters
Microsoft announced major difficulties on its servers on Friday, November 13, impacting its main productivity tools.
The superstitious will see this as a sign. This Friday, November 13, the tech giant Microsoft announced that it was experiencing major difficulties with its servers.
All around the world, the consequences did not take long to be felt. Outlook messaging as well as the Microsoft 365 series of software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc.) broke down, as did Teams chat or Copilot AI.
For the moment, the American giant admits having difficulty understanding the origin of the malfunction and therefore putting an end to it. As a result, hundreds of thousands of businesses and millions of individuals are experiencing difficulties with essential activities, such as sending emails.
An episode which once again demonstrates our ultradependence on a few actors and technologies, warns Arnaud Kopp, expert in cybersecurity and resilience at Cylake.
Open Questions
- What is the exact technical cause of the failure?
- When is full restoration of services expected?
