On July 30, 2024, at approximately 13:13 UTC, Microsoft Azure & Microsoft 365 reported a global outage affecting a subset of its services. The issue resulted in timeouts and difficulties connecting to various Azure services worldwide.
Multiple engineering teams at Microsoft were promptly engaged to diagnose and resolve the issue. The company acknowledged the problem and provided updates on the Azure status page.
“”We have multiple engineering teams engaged to diagnose and resolve the issue. More details will be provided as soon as possible.”
Initially, the issue was reported in Europe, but it soon became apparent that the outage had a global impact, affecting customers worldwide.
It seems that Microsoft Azure is experiencing widespread issues across a large number of regions. The affected services include both Non-Regional and Regional services across the following locations:
- United States: East US, East US 2, Central US, North Central US, South Central US, West Central US, West US, West US 2, West US 3
- Canada: Canada East, Canada Central
- Brazil: Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
- Mexico: Mexico Central
- Europe: North Europe, West Europe, France Central, France South, UK West, UK South, Switzerland North, Switzerland West, Norway East, Norway West, Germany North, Germany West Central, Sweden Central, Sweden South, Poland Central, Italy North, Spain Central
- Asia: Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central India, West India, South India, Japan East, Japan West, Korea Central, Korea South
- Australia: Australia East, Australia Southeast, Australia Central, Australia Central 2
- Middle East: South Africa West, South Africa North, UAE Central, UAE North, Qatar Central, Israel Central
- India: Jio India West, Jio India Central
The Network Infrastructure in these regions is currently under a “Warning” status, indicating potential disruptions or issues.
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Microsoft 365 Also Down:
Microsoft is investigating access issues and degraded performance affecting several Microsoft 365 services and features. The incident, identified as MO842351, is under review, with detailed information available in the admin center for those impacted.
“Microsoft has announced that they are currently investigating access issues and degraded performance affecting multiple Microsoft 365 services and features. The issue, identified as incident MO842351, is detailed further in the admin center for affected users.”
Current Status
As of the last update at 13:13 UTC on July 30, 2024, the investigation was ongoing, and Microsoft promised to provide more details as soon as possible.
Microsoft has mitigated and rerouted user requests to address a recent service issue. The company is actively monitoring the situation to ensure it is resolved. For the latest updates, users can visit the Microsoft status page at https://status.cloud.microsoft or refer to the incident code MO842351 in the admin center.
Now, “We’ve applied mitigations and rerouted user requests to provide relief. We’re monitoring the service to confirm resolution and further information can be found at https://status.cloud.microsoft or under MO842351 in the admin center.”
“We have implemented networking configuration changes and have performed failovers to alternate networking paths to provide relief. Monitoring telemetry shows improvement in service availability, and we are continuing to monitor to ensure full recovery.”
If you are experiencing issues connecting to Azure services, we recommend:
- Monitoring the Azure status page: Keep an eye on the official Azure status page for the latest updates on the outage.
- Checking for updates: Regularly check the Microsoft Azure website and social media channels for any updates on the issue.
- Contacting Microsoft Support: If you are experiencing persistent issues, consider contacting Microsoft Support for assistance.
The Microsoft Azure global outage has disrupted various services, affecting customers worldwide. Microsoft is actively investigating the issue and working to resolve it as soon as possible. We will provide updates as more information becomes available.
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