Massive Microsoft Azure Outage Disrupts Xbox Gaming and Office 365 Services
Microsoft Azure is currently facing a significant outage, disrupting services such as Xbox, Microsoft 365, and Minecraft. This event follows a recent outage with Amazon Web Services that affected various parts of the internet.
Incident Overview
The problems began around 16:00 UTC, leading to DNS issues that degraded the availability of several Microsoft services. Users reported difficulties accessing the Azure Portal, prompting Microsoft to implement solutions aimed at restoring access.
Service Affectation
- Microsoft 365
- Xbox
- Minecraft
Microsoft confirmed through its status account on X that it is investigating the problems related to Microsoft 365 and the admin center. However, specific details regarding the nature of these issues have not been disclosed.
Global Impact
Reports on DownDetector indicated a surge in Azure-related issues around 12 PM ET. Users from both the US and UK are experiencing difficulties accessing the Azure portal. Xbox’s status page has also been reported as unresponsive.
Next Steps
Microsoft is actively working to resolve these issues and will provide updates as more information becomes available. Customers are advised to remain patient while the situation is assessed and resolved.
This outage exemplifies vulnerabilities within cloud service architecture, highlighting the impact on essential user services like gaming and productivity tools.
