Microsoft outage caused by change to cloud operations

A major Microsoft outage caused disruptions around the globe on Wednesday when access to websites and services was hampered. The company said it had reverted a network change that caused the outage, which affected users’ ability to use cloud services including Office 365 and Teams. The outage also caused disruptions for third-party services that rely on Microsoft’s cloud. Microsoft said it had rolled back the change and was monitoring the situation. The outage highlighted how widespread reliance on cloud computing can amplify disruptions when they occur. Microsoft’s cloud covers a broad array of offerings like email and collaboration software in addition to cloud infrastructure that third parties can use to host websites and other services. The company said it would conduct a full investigation into the root cause of the outage.

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