hey there business professionals today I've got some urgent news about a major Global outage affecting Microsoft 365 Services yes that includes teams and Outlook it all started hitting hard in the Europe Middle East and Africa regions the worst hit places South Africa and the UK users there have been reporting massive disruptions the root of the problem seems to be a networking issue in those areas and it's making it tough for people to access various Microsoft 360 5 services for those of you relying heavily on teams it's been a rough ride messages media call recordings you name it have been difficult to get to that's a real setback for anyone trying to keep their business running smoothly Microsoft hasn't been sitting idle though they're actively working on mitigating the impact they're redirecting traffic and optimizing their Network and backend services to get things back on track but let's be real the process is taking time and it's affecting productivity across several Industries the company's been keeping everyone updated through their communication channels and their Microsoft 365 status page on Twitter there have been some improvements sure but a lot of users are still facing issues let's talk about the industry's hit hardest by this for one the financial sector imagine trying to handle client Communications process transactions or manage critical data without access to Outlook or teams it's a nightmare next we've got Healthcare doctors and medical staff depend on these tools for teleah Health Services accessing patient records and coordinating care the outage has made all of this much more challenging potentially putting patient care at risk education is another big one with many schools and universities relying on teams for virtual classes and collaboration the outage disrupts learning and administration then there's the tech industry itself developers and project managers depend on these platforms for collaboration and project management downtime means delays and Miss deadlines which can Cascade into bigger issues down the line if you're wondering when things will get back to normal Microsoft is on it they're rolling out updates and working tirelessly to resolve these issues but patience is key here in the meantime it might be wise to have a backup plan look into alternative communication and collaboration tools being prepared can make all the difference when facing Tech disruptions like this I'll keep you posted with more updates as they come through make sure to stay tuned and keep checking Microsoft's status updates for the latest information thanks for watching and keep your operations running as smoothly as you can during this challenging time until next time stay resilient