From New York Post · · 1m
Microsoft Restores Outlook and Teams After Global Outage
Microsoft fixes Outlook and Teams after 24-hour outage disrupts businesses and governments worldwide.
In brief
Microsoft fixes Outlook and Teams after 24-hour outage disrupts businesses and governments worldwide. Microsoft restored Outlook and Teams services after a 24-hour outage impacted businesses and governments globally. Originally reported by New York Post.
Microsoft service restoration
Microsoft said services had fully recovered across Teams, Outlook and other products after a 24-hour outage.
Global outage impact
The outage disrupted email, calendar management and virtual meetings for businesses and governments worldwide.
Outage duration and scope
The outage began around 12:25 p.m. ET on Thursday and affected organizations from Australia to the United States.
Affected services
Exchange Online email and scheduling features were impacted, leaving other applications operational.
Financial impact
Global insured losses estimated between $300 million and $500 million, less than the 2024 CrowdStrike outage cost.
Business consequences
Euronext reported email disruptions, Aviva activated backups for earnings calls, and Maersk warned of delayed updates.
The key point
Microsoft restored Outlook and Teams services after a 24-hour outage impacted businesses and governments globally.
