in a significant disruption for Microsoft users many experienced sever outages across a range of Microsoft Services early Thursday morning reports started emerging just before 8:00 a.m. eastern time indicating widespread issues with several critical Microsoft products according to down the tector the outage has primarily affected Microsoft 365 including its bus business tools Suite Microsoft teams Outlook azour and even Xbox at the peak over 24,000 reports of outages were logged for Microsoft 365 alone the service disruptions were not confined to just one region users across the US were affected with reports highlighting issues particularly for those connecting through AT&T fiber in the Eastern region of the US social media buzzed with complaints and concerns with some use ERS noting that the outage was creating significant operational Havoc Microsoft quickly acknowledged the problem stating they were investigating the outage the company later revealed that the disruptions were linked to a third- party internet service provider that is ISP incident a Microsoft spokesperson confirmed that the issue stemmed from a change within the isp's managed environment which temporarily hindered users access to Microsoft services by 9:00 a.m. Microsoft indicated that the problem had been addressed with Services being restored to normal functioning the impact of the outage was felt broadly as Microsoft 365 was integral to many businesses especially those relying on it for email collaboration and cloud storage the downtime led to a Scramble for alternative Solutions and post challenges for users relying on these tools for their daily operations thankfully Microsoft's rapid response and the eventual resolution of the issue meant that disruptions were relatively short-lived as of now Microsoft has confirmed that the incident is fully resolved and services are functioning normally they have assured users that they will continue to monitor the situation to prevent future issues and are working closely with the affected ISP to address any lingering concerns this outage highlights the interconnected nature of today's digital ecosystem system and the potential Ripple effects when a critical service encounters issues stay subscribed for more videos