Microsoft’s cloud customers were jolted on September 6 when Microsoft confirmed that multiple international subsea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea had been cut, producing measurable latency and service degradation for Azure traffic that transits the Middle East corridor and forcing engineers...
Microsoft Azure customers across Asia, the Middle East and parts of Europe experienced higher‑than‑normal latency and intermittent slowdowns after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer detours while Microsoft and carriers rerouted and...
Microsoft warned customers that parts of Azure were seeing higher‑than‑normal latency after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer detours while carriers and cloud engineers rerouted and rebalanced capacity to limit customer impact...
Microsoft’s Azure network teams reported an operational disruption after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were damaged, forcing traffic to detour and producing elevated latency for flows between Asia, the Middle East and Europe; reports and Microsoft’s own service notices...
Microsoft warned that parts of the Azure cloud were experiencing higher‑than‑normal latency after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer, more congested routes while carriers and Microsoft reroute and plan repairs. (reuters.com)
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Microsoft has warned Azure customers that parts of its cloud are seeing higher-than-normal latency after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer detours while carriers and cloud engineers reroute capacity and prepare repairs. (reuters.com)...
Microsoft has warned customers that Azure performance in and through the Middle East may be degraded after multiple undersea fibre-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic to be rerouted and raising fresh questions about the fragility of the global internet backbone and cloud...
Microsoft has warned Azure customers they may see higher-than-normal latency and intermittent slowdowns after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer detours while engineers reroute and rebalance capacity to limit customer impact. (reuters.com)...
Microsoft Azure users experienced elevated latency and disrupted connections after multiple undersea fibre-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut on September 6, 2025, forcing cloud traffic to be rerouted through longer, more congested paths and exposing fragilities in the global internet backbone...
Microsoft’s Azure cloud is reporting higher‑than‑normal latency for traffic that traverses the Middle East after a cluster of undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing Azure to reroute traffic onto longer alternate paths while repair and traffic‑engineering work continue...
Microsoft’s Azure cloud is reporting elevated latency and patchy performance after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer, less direct routes while carriers and cloud operators reroute and rebalance capacity to limit customer impact.
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Microsoft Azure has warned customers of higher‑than‑normal latency after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer alternate routes while Microsoft engineers reroute and rebalance capacity to limit user impact. (reuters.com)
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The global...
Microsoft confirmed that parts of its Azure cloud are experiencing higher-than-normal latency after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer detours while engineers reroute and rebalance capacity to limit user impact. (reuters.com)
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Microsoft warned Azure customers on September 6, 2025 that parts of its global cloud network are experiencing higher-than-normal latency and intermittent service degradation after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer detours while carriers and...
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Microsoft has warned Azure customers they may see elevated latency and intermittent service degradation after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer detours while carriers and cloud operators reroute and prepare for repairs. (reuters.com)...
Microsoft warned Azure customers that parts of its global cloud network are seeing higher-than-normal latency after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer detours while engineers reroute and rebalance capacity. (reuters.com)
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Microsoft's Azure cloud is reporting elevated latency and intermittent service slowdowns after a cluster of undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer, higher-latency routes while repairs and rerouting continue. (reuters.com)
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Microsoft has warned that users of its Azure cloud may see higher-than-normal latency and intermittent disruptions after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer alternate routes while repair work and global rerouting continue. (reuters.com)...
Microsoft confirmed that parts of its Azure cloud experienced increased latency and routing disruption after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were damaged, forcing traffic to be rerouted through longer, less direct paths and raising fresh questions about the fragility of...