ISTANBUL, Nov 13 (Bernama-AA) -- Microsoft said Thursday that unexpectedly unavailable servers, rather than increased user traffic, were behind widespread connectivity problems affecting its Microsoft 365 services across multiple regions.
Microsoft Blames Server Outages For Widespread Microsoft 365 Disruptions
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Microsoft attributed widespread 365 service outages to unexpected server unavailability, not traffic increases.
- Servers were unexpectedly unavailable, causing connectivity issues.
- Microsoft paused deployments and redirected traffic to recover.
- Over 97,000 users reported Outlook problems, per Downdetector.
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