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Microsoft says cause of outage at 365 apps and services fixed

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

Microsoft says cause of outage at 365 apps and services fixed

Microsoft has resolved the underlying cause of the outage that affected its 365 apps and services. However, some customers continue to experience the residual impact of cybersecurity outages. Low-cost carriers Frontier Airlines, Allegiant, and SunCountry also experienced outages that disrupted their operations. Frontier Airlines has since resumed normal operations, while SunCountry attributed its issues to a third-party vendor. Allegiant's website remains unavailable due to the Microsoft Azure issue. The Department of Transportation is monitoring the situation and holding companies accountable for meeting passenger needs. Microsoft is also investigating an issue impacting various Microsoft 365 apps and services.

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Microsoft outage: Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal bats for stringent data localisation norms

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

Microsoft outage: Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal bats for stringent data localisation norms

Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal has called for stricter data localisation norms in India, following Microsoft's global outage. Aggarwal argued that India's data residing globally poses a risk and that the government should take action to address it. He has been a vocal advocate for Made-in-India technologies and has migrated Ola's services away from foreign companies like Google and Microsoft. The recent Microsoft outage impacted various industries globally, and while the underlying cause has been fixed, the cybersecurity outages continue to affect some customers.

Microsoft Outage: IT Ministry issues advisory, says problem related to recent update in product

Economic Times

Economic Times · 1y ago

Microsoft Outage: IT Ministry issues advisory, says problem related to recent update in product

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has issued an advisory following disruptions in global and Indian airlines, banks, and other institutions caused by an outage in Microsoft products. The outage appears to be related to a recent update in the CrowdStrike agent Falcon Sensor, causing Windows hosts to crash and display a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). The issue has been identified and updates have been released to resolve it. Microsoft users worldwide, including in India, have reported service outages across various Microsoft services. The cause of the outage is believed to be a new update from cybersecurity software firm CrowdStrike.

Microsoft 365 Premium bundles Office and AI for the same price as ChatGPT Plus

The Verge

The Verge · 18d ago

Microsoft 365 Premium bundles Office and AI for the same price as ChatGPT Plus

Microsoft has introduced the Microsoft 365 Premium plan, merging Copilot Pro and Microsoft 365 services for $19.99 per month, matching OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus pricing. The plan includes AI-powered Office features, the highest usage limits for GPT-4o applications, and benefits from Microsoft 365 Family, like Office apps for six users and 1TB storage per individual. It allows Copilot functionality at work, maintaining security protocols, though currently limited to the primary account holder. Copilot Pro sales will be halted, transitioning existing subscribers to the new plan.

Microsoft’s Office apps now have free Copilot Chat features

The Verge

The Verge · 1m ago

Microsoft’s Office apps now have free Copilot Chat features

Microsoft has introduced a free Copilot Chat sidebar in its Office apps, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote, for business Microsoft 365 users. This feature, integrated into the Microsoft 365 apps, aids in drafting documents, analyzing spreadsheets, and more. It offers content-aware AI capabilities at no additional cost. However, users with a $30 per month Microsoft 365 Copilot license still receive premium features and priority access to advanced integrations like GPT-5.

Microsoft outage strikes again, disrupting Calendar and Teams: Report | Mint

Livemint

Livemint · 10m ago

Microsoft outage strikes again, disrupting Calendar and Teams: Report | Mint

Microsoft 365 is currently facing a widespread outage, leaving users unable to access services like Outlook, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams. The disruption started around 2:34 PM and is affecting users globally. Reports suggest that the outage is impacting several Microsoft services, causing difficulties for businesses and individuals who rely on these tools. Microsoft is actively investigating the issue and has provided a workaround for affected users. They have also reassured users that they are working on resolving the problem.

Microsoft's 365 products down for thousands of users, shows Downdetector

Livemint

Livemint · 1y ago

Microsoft's 365 products down for thousands of users, shows Downdetector

Microsoft experienced an outage on September 12, affecting over 16,000 users, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com. This comes after a previous software update issue from CrowdStrike that affected 8.5 million Windows devices. The cause and nature of the outage are unknown, and Microsoft has not provided a recovery timeline. Some users reported that services were back up and running, while others experienced ongoing issues. Microsoft's suite includes popular productivity tools like Word and Excel.

Google Cloud outage brings down a lot of the internet | TechCrunch

TechCrunch · 4m ago

Google Cloud outage brings down a lot of the internet | TechCrunch

A Google Cloud outage on Thursday led to widespread internet disruptions, affecting services like Cloudflare and apps such as Spotify, Discord, and Snapchat. Google began investigating the issue at 11:46 a.m. PT, and by 2:23 p.m. PT, reported implementing mitigations. Cloudflare and other affected services were beginning to recover. The outage primarily impacted services using Google Cloud, while core services of Cloudflare remained unaffected. Rival platforms AWS and Microsoft Azure reported no issues.

Is Outlook down? Thousands of Microsoft 365 users report outage issues

Economic Times

Economic Times · 10m ago

Is Outlook down? Thousands of Microsoft 365 users report outage issues

Several Microsoft 365 customers worldwide experienced issues with services like Outlook and Teams on Monday. Users reported difficulties in accessing emails, calendars, and other Microsoft applications, such as PowerPoint. Microsoft acknowledged the problem, which appeared to be related to Exchange Online and Microsoft Teams calendar functionality. The company worked on identifying and resolving the issue, with a fix deployed to most affected environments. However, targeted restarts took longer than expected. Downdetector recorded thousands of outage reports, primarily for Outlook.

Microsoft launches Copilot Pro worldwide with a one-month free trial

The Verge

The Verge · 1y ago

Microsoft launches Copilot Pro worldwide with a one-month free trial

Microsoft is expanding its Copilot Pro subscription, an AI-powered assistant, to more markets worldwide. The subscription, available in 222 countries, provides access to the latest OpenAI models, the ability to build customized Copilot GPT, and access to Copilot in Microsoft Office apps. The integration of Copilot Pro into Office web apps allows users to utilize the chatbot in Word, Outlook, and other free web apps without a separate Microsoft 365 subscription. The availability of Copilot for Microsoft 365 is also being extended to more businesses in the coming weeks.

FBI and Homeland Security are looking into the AT&T cellular outage, White House says

Business Insider

Business Insider · 1y ago

FBI and Homeland Security are looking into the AT&T cellular outage, White House says

A cellular outage affected AT&T customers, prompting federal agencies to investigate the incident. Although service was restored later, the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Communications Commission are looking into the cause and impacts of the outage. AT&T stated that it does not believe it was a cybersecurity incident. The disruption not only inconvenienced customers but also posed a threat to emergency services. AT&T is working to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future. The White House has not commented on the issue.

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