Microsoft 365-Azure outage comes after a massive disturbance at Amazon AWS last week, which disrupted thousands of websites worldwide, including some of the most well-known apps on the web, such as Reddit and Snapchat.
The AWS outage, which was the biggest internet disruption since CrowdStrike last year, hampered technological systems in banks, airports, and hospitals, underscoring the vulnerability of the global network of interconnected technologies.
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However, tracking website Downdetector said that the brief outage that affected Microsoft's Azure and its suite of productivity applications on Wednesday has begun to resolve. The Azure outage, as per Microsoft 365, caused a downstream effect on its services.
On its status page, it stated that the outage was triggered by a recent configuration change to a section of Azure infrastructure, according to Reuters.
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According to Alaska Airlines, the Azure outage has impacted a number of its services, including its website.
{{/usCountry}}According to Alaska Airlines, the Azure outage has impacted a number of its services, including its website.
{{/usCountry}}"Due to a global outage impacting the Microsoft Azure platform where several Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines services are hosted, we are currently experiencing a disruption to key systems, including our websites," the airline stated in a post on X.
“For our guests who are unable to check-in online due to the Microsoft Azure outage, please see an agent at the airport for a boarding pass, and allow for some extra time in the lobby,” it continued. “We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we navigate this issue.”
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Microsoft stated that issues with its global content delivery network may prevent customers of its Azure cloud portal from accessing services like Office 365, Minecraft, and Xbox Live. According to the company, it is looking into problems with its Azure Front Door service and trying to fix access concerns.
Downdetector also tracked issues with Microsoft 365, Minecraft, Xbox Live, Copilot, and other products have increased. The outage took place hours before Microsoft was scheduled to announce its quarterly earnings report.