Microsoft outage exposes risks of relying on big tech

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Microsoft cloud services, including Outlook, Teams, and Office 365, experienced a global outage affecting users in the Philippines for over 12 hours, with no immediate fix announced. The outage was caused by elevated server load that overwhelmed global infrastructure, not a coordinated hacker attack. Microsoft’s internal health check system, which segregates servers for servicing, reportedly failed, triggering the disruption. Microsoft EVP Charles Lamanna confirmed no malicious activity was involved and apologized for the disruption, stating the company is working to resolve the issue and will share updates as available.


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