Microsoft Global Outage Disrupts Services Worldwide
· Technology · Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Bloomberg
A massive global outage at Microsoft disrupted email, communication tools, and cloud-based applications starting Thursday, November 12, 2026. The failure affected critical infrastructure, including government systems in Japan, Singapore, and Australia, alongside email services for Indian airlines IndiGo and Air India. Microsoft identified an unusually high load on its Exchange Online infrastructure, which caused multiple servers to become unavailable. While the company began restarting servers and redistributing traffic, recovery efforts faced delays as some systems became unresponsive again after initial patches. Downdetector reported over 130,000 incidents involving Outlook in the US at the peak of the disruption.
Why it matters
The incident demonstrates the vulnerability of global businesses and government agencies that rely on a concentrated group of technology providers for essential operations.
Read the original report — Indian Express
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