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Global Microsoft Outage Sparks 'Microsoft 364' Memes
13 Nov
Summary
- Microsoft services Outlook, Teams, and Copilot experienced a global outage.
- Users on social media humorously rebranded Microsoft 365 to 'Microsoft 364'.
- The outage impacted users in 74 countries, with Outlook reports peaking at 140,000.
Microsoft experienced a significant global outage impacting its critical services such as Outlook, Teams, and Copilot. This widespread disruption led to a humorous rebranding on social media, with users widely adopting the moniker "Microsoft 364" to joke about the unexpected work stoppage. The outage affected users in 74 countries, with Outlook reporting a peak of nearly 140,000 issues within an hour.
Engineers are actively working to resolve the server unresponsiveness, which is triggered by traffic. Microsoft is implementing temporary traffic limitations and rebuilding affected servers with previous configurations to restore stability. The company continues to analyze diagnostic data to identify and address the root cause of the ongoing issue.
