Microsoft outage cuts off 120,000 Outlook users worldwide
Global outage knocked out Outlook, Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive. It affected over 120,000 users at 4:30am AEST.
More than 120,000 users reported problems with Microsoft services. Outlook, Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint all went down at around 4:30am AEST.
Microsoft said the problem was not too much traffic. A large number of servers suddenly went offline.
This overloaded the remaining servers. The company paused all deployments and changes while investigating.
Microsoft said it was working hard to restore access.
- 120,000+
- Users affected
- 4:30am AEST
- Outage time
Why it mattersIt cuts off email, messaging and file storage for tens of thousands of people.
AustraliaAustralian businesses and workers unable to access email or Teams during peak morning hours, disrupting meetings and productivity.
Corroborated byThe Nightly
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