Microsoft reports signs of recovery following global cloud service outage
Microsoft reports recovery following a major global outage that impacted Outlook, Teams, and cloud services for nearly 24 hours due to server infrastructure issues.
Microsoft has reported gradual recovery across its cloud infrastructure following a global service disruption lasting nearly 24 hours. The technical issues, which began late Thursday afternoon, primarily impacted Exchange Online, Microsoft Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and Copilot services, affecting thousands of users across dozens of countries.
According to company status updates, the outage stemmed from unexpected server unavailability and elevated load on parts of its Microsoft 365 infrastructure. Early remediation attempts yielded limited success, prolonging delivery delays and login errors. By Friday afternoon, Microsoft confirmed that message queues were returning toward normal levels, though periodic disruptions remained possible for some users. Official sources confirmed the widespread disruption was a technical fault rather than a cyberattack.
Sources: E24, NRK, TV 2 Nyheter, Aftenposten, VG (Verdens Gang)
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- VG (Verdens Gang) — Microsoft har problemer – brukere melder om Outlook-feil
- NRK — Microsoft-trøbbel rammer tusenvis av brukere
- TV 2 Nyheter — Global Microsoft-feil: – Ikke et dataangrep
- Aftenposten — Microsoft: Forbedring for Outlook – nærmer seg normalen
- E24 — Microsoft-trøbbel verden over: – Ser lovende tegn til bedring