The Microsoft outage means no incessant email chimes or message pings, but still we stayed online
It was the sound of e-silence. No Microsoft Outlook email chimes, no Teams message pings, no new notifications and, very possibly, no work getting done. Microsoft 365 teetered…
Microsoft's Outlook service has returned for a portion of users in the United Arab Emirates, according to The National. Reports indicate users reconnected to their Outlook accounts around 5:20pm local time, both on desktop and mobile platforms. This comes after Microsoft announced on Friday that it was restoring email services in parts of the Asia Pacific region, following positive developments in North America and sustained improvements in Europe.
Microsoft clarified that while restoration is underway, some users might still encounter intermittent access problems or delays in email delivery as the situation progresses in the remaining affected infrastructure. The outage had impacted Outlook, Teams, and the Copilot AI service for millions of individuals, businesses, and governments globally on Thursday and continued into Friday.
Microsoft stated that traffic is being restored gradually, with improvements observed in critical customer scenarios such as mailbox access and delayed email processing. The company emphasized it has found no evidence of a cyberattack causing the disruption. Experts caution that a prolonged outage of Microsoft's collaboration tools could have a "cascading" impact on businesses, potentially causing significant financial repercussions as the issue persists.
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