Microsoft has fully restored its online services, ending a global break that caused serious problems in business and government institutions worldwide for more than 24 hours.
The company announced on Saturday that services such as Teams, Outlook, Copilot and other applications have returned to full office, following an incident affecting at least 74 countries in America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
We have completed our efforts to address the fundamental problem of the incident and restore service to customers and other affected regions, Microsoft announced through a post on the social X network.
The technological giant had earlier apologized for the interruption, which began Thursday and affected the operation of Outlook, Copilot, and several features of Theams. Problems prevented users from sending e-mail, managing calendars, and holding virtual meetings.
Before confirming the complete return of services, the company indicated that it was broadcasting the number of back messages collected during this event in its systems.
Microsoft had identified problems with servers as triggerers of the incident, stressing that there were no indicators for any malicious activity.
Meanwhile, US authorities clarified that the break-up of Microsoft services had nothing to do with stopping US air flights Friday. Even the company had declared there was no indication that problems with its platforms had caused the Federal Aviation Administration’s decision to stop flights.
The consequences of the interruption were felt in many sectors. Government agencies in various countries from Australia and Japan to the United States reported effects on communication. Problems also took place in commercial companies, while some businesses were prevented from publishing financial results. Some airlines even warned travelers of delays in communication.
Outlook and Teams are considered among the most widely used applications in the workplace, with hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
The disruption mainly affected organisations using Microsoft’s closed services, while those operating systems on their local servers were affected to a smaller extent.
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