cloud service reliability

  1. Microsoft Outlook Outage July 2025: Causes, Impact, and Lessons Learned

    In the digital era, seamless access to communication platforms is not just a convenience—it's a necessity. On the evening of July 9, 2025, this reality was starkly highlighted as millions worldwide found themselves abruptly cut off from one of the globe’s most relied-upon email services...
  2. Microsoft 365 Outage 2025: Outlook and Services Disrupted Worldwide

    On the morning of July 10, 2025, Microsoft 365 users worldwide encountered significant disruptions, particularly with Outlook, as they found themselves unable to access emails or log into their accounts. Reports began surfacing around 5:00 AM BST, with outage monitoring service Down Detector...
  3. Microsoft Forms Outage 2025: Lessons in Cloud Reliability and Incident Response

    For organizations and individuals across the globe, the reliability of cloud-based productivity tools has become paramount in maintaining smooth operations, timely communications, and effective data collection. On July 4, 2025, this dependency was underscored dramatically as Microsoft Forms—a...
  4. Microsoft 365 Outage 2025: Inside the Technical Cause and Cloud Reliability Lessons

    For millions of Microsoft 365 users across North America, a sudden wave of connectivity issues recently underscored how critical cloud infrastructure has become—not just for day-to-day business operations, but for the reliability and trust that underpin digital workspaces. Microsoft, one of the...
  5. Microsoft Criticizes UK CMA's Cloud Licensing Ruling Amid Market Competition Concerns

    Microsoft's response to the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the regulator's provisional ruling on cloud software licensing pricing is robust and critical. Microsoft calls the CMA's intervention "extraordinary and unprecedented," emphasizing that no other software provider...