Microsoft has announced that all of its services affected by a global outage have been fully restored. The last affected customers and regions regained access to their tools on Saturday morning, according to the company.
The outage affected the Microsoft 365 service, which is used by many organizations around the world. The incident disrupted the operations of governments, businesses and public services in several countries at once. Microsoft described the episode as one of the worst IT failures in several years.
According to the company, the underlying cause of the incident has been addressed. Microsoft posted regular updates on its Microsoft 365 status page throughout the disruption to keep users informed of the progress of recovery operations.
However, several details remain unclear. Microsoft has not detailed the exact nature of the failure behind the outage, nor has it said how long the disruption lasted. The number of users and organizations affected was also not disclosed in the available information.
Microsoft is an American technology company whose cloud and productivity services are widely used around the world. The outage highlights the growing dependence of administrations and businesses on a few major digital platforms for their daily activities.
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