Microsoft Addresses Outage Impacting Microsoft 365 Apps and Services

Service Disruptions Reported Across Multiple Regions

July 17, 2024 - Microsoft has acknowledged a widespread service outage affecting its Microsoft 365 suite of apps and services, including Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive. The outage has impacted businesses and individual users across various regions.

Outage Timeline and Recovery Updates

Microsoft initially reported the outage on July 17, 2024, at 18:01 UTC (1:01 PM EST). The company stated that it was "investigating a potential issue impacting access to Microsoft 365 services." Approximately two hours later, Microsoft provided an update indicating that the issue had been "mitigated and the service is recovering."

As of 20:24 UTC (3:24 PM EST), Microsoft has reported that "everything is up and running." The company continues to monitor the situation and has not yet provided any details on the cause of the outage.