MICROSOFT'S TECHNICAL OUTAGE AFFECTS OVER 430 MILLION PEOPLE

The big tech giant, Microsoft company has faced major system outage  causing massive global disruptions, which has affected more than 430 million people in about 74 countries within an hour disabling entire services, including Microsoft 365 software, Microsoft teams, emails and artificial intelligence products.

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‎This disruption has affected work institutions, such as the US House of Representatives who said its engineers were working with Microsoft, and city governments nationwide reported widespread email disruptions, and  the UK, National Health Service email which has prevented some patients from getting their drug prescriptions.

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‎Schools are also reporting issues and ask parents to get in touch via phone not email; for instance,  Northern Ireland is experiencing similar situation to the rest of the world, as schools and councils have confirmed they have been impacted by the outage. Being unable to access MS outlook and emails.

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‎Microsoft has said the outage was not caused by a cyber-security incident, but efforts to fix the issues have so far been largely unsuccessful.

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‎Microsoft scrambles to solve global outage affecting tens of thousands but says fixes not going 'as expected'

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‎Customers are reporting varying levels of access many have not been able to send or receive emails, view certain files or even details on their calendar apps.

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‎Some users have been able to use Teams and are using messaging and online meeting functions without issues.

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‎However, Microsoft recently updates that the traffic is “being gradually restored” as its engineers scramble to fix the issue.

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‎In its online statement, Microsoft said, "Japan remains comparatively more stable, while North America is also improving; however, some users may still experience intermittent issues as recovery actions continue,".

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‎The Microsoft outage has powerfully affected every walk of life, from the government to hospitals, schools, purchases, and even work places.

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‎Some companies have moved their financial reports to the coming week, with hopes that the current challenge will be fully rectified.

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