From The Express Tribune · Reuters · · 1m 40s
Microsoft Restores Outlook and Teams After Global Outage
Microsoft fixes Outlook and Teams outage after 24-hour global disruption.
In brief
Microsoft fixes Outlook and Teams outage after 24-hour global disruption. Microsoft restored Outlook and Teams services after a 24-hour outage affecting businesses and governments worldwide. Originally reported by The Express Tribune.
Microsoft service outage
Microsoft restored Outlook and Teams services after a 24-hour global outage that affected businesses and governments worldwide.
Outage impact
Downdetector logged over 7.4 million reports worldwide, peaking at nearly 20,000 per minute, more than 1,500 times normal levels.
Global reach
The outage affected government agencies from Australia and Japan to the United States, causing delays at trading firms and hindering companies from publishing earnings.
Microsoft's response
Microsoft stated server issues were behind the incident, ruling out malicious activity and AI as the cause of the outage.
Financial impact
De Cicco estimated global insured losses from the incident at between $300 million and $500 million, well below the $400 million to $1.5 billion toll from the 2024 CrowdStrike outage.
Historical context
This outage is one of the longest in Microsoft's history and the second disruption to its services this year, following outages in January and October.
Workplace disruption
The outage prevented people from sending emails, managing calendars and hosting virtual meetings, critical functions for businesses.
Government impact
The UK government and NHS faced email access issues, with the NHS turning to paper records and the Metropolitan Police unable to report some crimes online.
Business consequences
European exchange operator Euronext reported email disruptions, while Aviva activated backups for earnings calls and Maersk warned of delayed updates.
What it means
Microsoft restored Outlook and Teams services after a 24-hour outage affecting businesses and governments worldwide.
