Microsoft down

Reuters is reporting that "Microsoft (MSFT.O) ​services such as Outlook and Teams were disrupted for about 10 hours on Thursday as the tech giant struggled ‌to fix issues with some servers, hitting businesses and government agencies globally that use the popular platforms. In its latest update, Microsoft said efforts to improve serviceability were not progressing as expected."

The Guardian is reporting that "Microsoft 365, Outlook, Teams and other apps were disrupted for thousands of users for more than nine hours on Thursday and Friday, with Microsoft scrambling to find a solution after initial fixes failed to bring services back online. A Microsoft spokesperson said the company had no indication of a cyber-attack." Things that make ya go hmmm...

Mashable is reporting that "Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint Online, Teams, Copilot AI, and 365 are all continuing to have various issues, though Azure appears to be operational. The Microsoft global outage has affected Outlook, Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services, starting around 12:30 p.m. ET."

"If Outlook wouldn't load for you on Thursday, Microsoft now has a theory about what went wrong. The company said in an X post on Nov. 12 that a component responsible for checking whether its servers are working properly may be behind the failures that took some of them out of service."

"In its service health update, Microsoft said some servers went offline after failing automated health checks. With parts of its infrastructure under heavier load than usual across multiple regions, the company said that extra strain was likely contributing to connection problems."