BlockBeats news, November 13 - According to data from the outage tracking website Downdetector, Microsoft (MSFT.O) experienced a widespread service outage on Thursday US Eastern Time, affecting thousands of users in multiple regions.
The outage began shortly before 2 AM Beijing Time on the 13th, impacting Microsoft 365 services and Outlook. Meanwhile, users of Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google (GOOG.O) also reported service disruptions on the website.
A Microsoft spokesperson stated: "We are aware of the situation and are currently investigating reports of Microsoft 365 service issues, primarily concentrated in Exchange Online." Microsoft initially posted on its social platform account "Microsoft 365 Status" that connectivity issues might be caused by "high load in multiple regions" on some infrastructure. Subsequently, Microsoft identified that the increased load was due to "some servers unexpectedly becoming unavailable, increasing pressure on the remaining infrastructure."
