The tech giant said it was investigating the issue.
A Microsoft outage has reportedly affected several banks airlines, telecommunications companies, TV and radio broadcasters across the globe.
It’s unclear what caused the outage, but Microsoft South Africa told The Citizen, it is waiting for its US counterpart for feedback on the issue.
Microsoft users in various countries including the US, UK, Australia and India among other countries were unable to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services on Friday morning.
Investigating
The tech giant in a social media post said it was investigating the outage.
“We’re investigating an issue impacting users’ ability to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services…We still expect that users will continue to see gradual relief as we continue to mitigate the issue.
“Our services are still seeing continuous improvements while we continue to take mitigation actions,” the tech company said in a post.
Our services are still seeing continuous improvements while we continue to take mitigation actions. More details can be found within the admin center under MO821132 and https://t.co/Htn4qQEnsp
— Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) July 19, 2024
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Capitec
It is understood that Capitec Bank has also been affected by the Microsoft downtime.
“Hi, we are currently experiencing nationwide service issues, affecting all services. The issue is an international issue which is affecting multiple banks and retailers. We are working hard to resolve this. We apologise for any inconvenience caused, “ the bank said in a post.
Hi @TermLee, we are currently experiencing nationwide service issues, affecting all services. The issue is an international issue which is affecting multiple banks and retailers. We are working hard to resolve this. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
— Capitec (@CapitecBankSA) July 19, 2024
This is not the first time that Microsoft has experienced technical issues.
In March, Microsoft 365 users in Europe, the Middle East and Africa reported issues with many saying they were unable to access various software and cloud-based services provided by the developer.
Tech outages
A few tech companies have been affected by downtimes recently.
In April, social media users were relieved after Meta owned WhatsApp was back up after an hours-long outage that affected users of the smartphone app across the globe.
In May, South Africans on the Telkom network were left frustrated by a major network outage.
Customers vented their frustration on social media about internet issues.
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