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  "id": 19711728,
  "title": "Why Microsoft keeps going down: 7 common causes of cloud outages, explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/why-microsoft-keeps-going-down-7-common-causes-of-cloud-outages",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-12T21:12:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/microsoft-cloud-outage-causes-explained"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Common causes of cloud outages, from bad configuration changes to DNS and sign-in failures, explain why Microsoft services like Azure and Microsoft 365 sometimes go down",
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      {
        "outlet": "Mashable",
        "title": "What is Microsoft Exchange? The cloud tool behind Microsoft Outlook issues.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/what-is-microsoft-exchange-the-cloud-tool-behind-microsoft-outlook",
        "published": "2026-11-12T21:01:27.000Z"
      }
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}