Microsoft Outlook and Teams Suffer Major Global Outage
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Microsoft Outlook has experienced a major outage, leaving tens of thousands of users unable to access their email. The problem also affected Microsoft Teams and other services in the Microsoft 365 package, and it was reported in many countries, including New Zealand.
Users around the world said they could not log in or send messages. Some people also had problems opening shared files and joining online meetings. The company said it was working to fix the problem, but at the time of reporting, the service had not yet been fully restored. Microsoft has not yet said how many people were affected in total.
For New Zealand workers, schools and businesses that rely on Microsoft 365 every day, the outage caused delays and disruption. People who were affected were advised to check Microsoft's service status page for updates. Experts often recommend that users keep copies of important documents saved in more than one place, so that work can continue during outages like this one.
Microsoft is expected to release more information about the cause of the outage once the service is fully working again.
Sources: RNZ
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