Outlook outage: How to keep working and which alternatives to use

A major Microsoft 365 outage on November 12 disrupted Outlook, Teams, and Copilot for millions of users globally, with the most severe impact reported in the Americas. Microsoft is working to resolve the issue by redistributing traffic across its infrastructure. The company stated on X that a part of its infrastructure was operating under higher-than-usual load, likely causing the errors. Users were unable to access Exchange Online mailboxes via various connection methods. While Teams appears to be functioning now, some users still report difficulties. To continue working, users can check Microsoft's status page or use Outlook's offline mode to read and prepare messages with cached content. For coordination, alternatives like Slack or Google Chat are recommended, while heavy files can be shared via WeTransfer or Google Drive.