Microsoft services began recovering on Friday after a global outage disrupted Outlook and Teams.
Microsoft services begin recovering after global outage
Microsoft services began recovering on Friday after a global outage disrupted Outlook and Teams in more than 70 countries, affecting courts, pharmacies and government agencies. The company blamed an ‘elevated load’ and ruled out a cyberattack. Al Jazeera’s Matthew Torres reports.
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Microsoft said server issues were behind the incident but there was no malicious activity.
The BBC's Nadine Yousif's reports that Microsoft services like Outlook are slowly coming back online, but the company noted users "may still experience intermittent access issues".
Microsoft rules out any malicious "cyber or AI" activity after a worldwide outage disrupted healthcare services, delayed corporate earnings reports and left schools struggling to communicate.
Local officials warn some services remain unavailable even as Outlook starts to resume normal operations after outage
Microsoft's day-long outage began with Outlook and Teams, and ended up taking much of the company's cloud services offline. Microsoft says it's gradually restoring service.
Microsoft 365 is starting to recover as its outage enters a second day.
