outages

  1. Red Sea Cable Cuts Trigger Azure Latency, Expose Global Internet Bottlenecks

    Microsoft Azure customers experienced measurable performance degradation after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer, often congested detours and exposing persistent structural vulnerabilities in the global internet backbone. Background /...
  2. Red Sea Undersea Cable Cuts Slow Azure Cloud Traffic, Latency Rises

    Microsoft’s Azure cloud experienced measurable slowdowns after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut on 6 September 2025, forcing traffic onto longer, congested detours and prompting Microsoft to reroute and rebalance traffic while carriers and cable operators plan...
  3. Azure Latency Hit From Red Sea Cables: Disrupted vs Unaffected Explained

    Microsoft’s cloud backbone entered a period of turbulence this weekend after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were reported cut, producing measurable latency for traffic between Asia, the Middle East and Europe and prompting Azure engineers to reroute and rebalance traffic...
  4. Azure Latency Spikes After Red Sea Cable Cuts: What IT Leaders Should Do

    Microsoft Azure customers worldwide experienced elevated latency and intermittent slowdowns after multiple undersea fiber‑optic cables in the Red Sea were damaged, forcing traffic onto longer detours while Microsoft rerouted and rebalanced network flows and coordinated with carriers and cable...
  5. Azure Latency Spike as Red Sea Cable Cuts Disrupt Global Cloud Traffic

    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. Background The Red...
  6. 2025 ChatGPT Alternatives: Pricing, Features, and a Practical Playbook

    When a single AI service becomes central to millions of workflows, a short outage stops more than casual conversation — it exposes systemic fragility and forces users to choose alternatives they may previously have ignored. Recent market shifts and intermittent service interruptions have pushed...
  7. Microsoft’s Customer Zero Strategy: Transforming Enterprise IT and Boosting Product Resilience

    As Microsoft’s digital transformation story continues to unfold for IT professionals and Windows users worldwide, the “Customer Zero” philosophy and its public showcase at the Microsoft 365 Community Conference mark a watershed moment. What began as an internal innovation experiment is now a...
  8. Microsoft Outages Disrupt Outlook, Teams & Office 365: Key Insights

    Microsoft Outages Shake Outlook, Teams & Office 365 In recent days, Microsoft users worldwide have experienced a series of outages that have disrupted some of the most critical productivity tools relied on in business and personal communications. From global login failures in Outlook to call...
  9. Virgin Media, BT, and Microsoft 365 Outages: Causes and Solutions

    In a wave of connectivity chaos, hundreds of users have reported significant outages affecting Virgin Media, BT, and Microsoft 365 services. As detailed in a recent Metro.co.uk report, disruptions began early this morning, leaving many frustrated as they struggled to access essential services...
  10. Microsoft 365 Outages 2024: Analyzing the Impact on Users

    If you've ever furiously clicked the refresh button on your browser, praying for a service to come back online, you’re not alone. Microsoft 365, a suite relied upon by millions globally, faced significant outages this year that left users utterly frustrated and accessing key applications nearly...
  11. Widespread Microsoft 365 Outages: Outlook and Teams Affected

    In an unsettling turn of events, users have reported widespread outages affecting Microsoft 365, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams. This disruption began to unfold throughout the day, with many users unable to access critical services that have become embedded in both personal and professional...
  12. Fixing CrowdStrike Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) | Automated Script Solution

    CrowdStrike Fix: If your Windows computer is currently serving you the Blue Screen of Death, take heart in the fact that you aren't alone. Windows outages are being reported across the globe, apparently caused by a CrowdStrike issue. Automated Fix: Included in this package is an ISO file that...
  13. Windows 8 This isn't a complaint, it's reality...

    Microsoft really needs to improve it's various security, both in it's software and on it's websites, before it thinks about releasing Windows 10. I'm by no mean's a Microsoft hater. I've used Windows since 1995 with my 1st pc that had Windows 95, I've use 95, XP, Vista, 8, 8.1 and 10. I've also...
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    Windows 7 Connecting PCs and NAS to Router Using Ethernet Switch for Improved Connectivity

    Hi, I currently have 2 PCs and 1 NAS box connected by Ethernet cables to my wired Netgear Router/Modem which is connected in the standard fashion to my Telephone Junction Box via an ADSL Filter. The Telephone junction box is located in a different room to the PCs and necessitates a run of cable...