Microsoft 365 outage silences email and Teams globally

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Nov, 12:01 · Archive

Microsoft Outlook, Teams and other 365 services experienced a global outage extending from Thursday into Friday the 13th.

A global outage of Microsoft 365 services including Outlook email and Teams messaging lasted from Thursday into Friday the 13th. The disruption potentially affected up to 430 million people, the number Microsoft reports as its Microsoft 365 user base. Many affected users repeatedly refreshed their screens attempting to restore service, though the outage meant no email chimes, Teams notifications or other alerts.

Despite the service failure, people largely remained online and turned to social media to complain about the disruption. Memes circulated across the internet as companies capitalised on the unexpected outage. Air India posted 'Emails can wait. The world has been waiting long enough,' inviting people to book flights. Burger King encouraged Microsoft staff troubleshooting the issue to 'take your time' and get a Whopper instead. The World Health Organization offered healthier suggestions such as taking screen breaks and stretching.

How it is being reported

• The Microsoft outage means no incessant email chimes or message pings, but still we stayed onlineIt was the sound of e-silence.Clickorlando · 13 Nov, 11:42
• The Microsoft outage means no incessant email chimes or message pings, but still we stayed onlineIt was the sound of e-silence.News4Jax · 13 Nov, 11:42

In this story: Microsoft · Air India · Burger King · World Health Organization

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