hello and welcome to ecn we deliver you decide Microsoft investigates Global outages affecting Office 365 Services hello and welcome to ecn your premium digital news source where we deliver the latest and most impactful stories today we report on significant outages affecting Microsoft Office 365 applications and services impacting users worldwide on Tuesday Microsoft announced that it was investigating widespread outages affecting its Office 365 applications and services in a post on X the company stated we're currently investigating access issues and degraded performance with multiple Microsoft 365 services and features users were directed to find more information under the identifier m84231 in the admin Center the outage appears to be affecting all regions globally disrupting the operations of countless users and businesses this follows a similar incident earlier this month when a routine software update from the cyber security company crowd strike caused a global Microsoft outage that outage affected almost every major business sector including airports retail and Banks as Microsoft Works to resolve the current issues users are experiencing significant disruptions in their ability to access and use essential services such as Outlook teams and other Office 365 applications the exact cause of the outage is still under investigation and Microsoft is expected to provide updates as more information becomes available this incident underscores the critical importance of reliable cloud services in today's business environment and the far-reaching impact when these Services encounter problems companies and individuals worldwide rely heavily on Microsoft Office 365 for daily ation communication and productivity making Swift resolution essential say no to drugs one line one choice thank you for tuning in to ecn stay informed stay engaged and if you found this update insightful please share comment and subscribe to our channel for more in-depth news coverage we deliver you decide