The company is conducting additional mitigations to provide alleviation and the details can be found within the admin centre which is seeking to provide rapid solutions to curb further errors.
Microsoft responded to the issue that resulted in a global IT outage which will be fixed soon. However, the residual impact is continuing to affect some Microsoft 365 apps and services. The company is conducting additional mitigations to provide alleviation and the details can be found within the admin centre which is seeking to provide rapid solutions to curb further errors.
The underlying cause has been fixed, however, residual impact is continuing to affect some Microsoft 365 apps and services. We’re conducting additional mitigations to provide relief. More details can be found within the admin center under MO821132 and on https://t.co/uFnnN6T3jN
— Microsoft 365 Status (@MSFT365Status) July 19, 2024
Following the global IT outage a slew of major global institutions including banks, airlines and media organisations were affected on Friday and it was reported that the US State of Alaska service was affected and even the London Stock Exchange was also reportedly impacted.
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According to the reports, millions of Windows users experienced a BSOD (blue screen of death) error resulting in a sudden shutdown halting the overall operations. The tech company Microsoft acknowledged that the sudden error was caused due to the Crowd strike update as it began with multiple issues in the Azure services (cloud computing platform).
In the UK, railway companies report delays and say that they’re experiencing large-scale IT outage issues. Some flights were suspended s in the UK and flight delays were reported across the world. In Australia, a raft of online dealings in shops, airports, and communications are impacted and Australia’s National Cyber Security Coordinator called it a mass IT Outage.
The majority of GP medical practices in the UK confronted disruptions on account of the global IT outage. The NHS is aware of a global IT outage and an issue with EMIS (an appointment and patient record system which is disrupting the majority of GP practices, said an NHS spokesperson posted on the NHS England website.
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In India, According to aviation analytics firm Cirium, more than 1,000 flights have been cancelled due to the outage globally so far, adding that the number could increase further. Notably, to the passengers’ surprise, IndiGo airline has issued handwritten boarding passes to passengers to continue operations amid technical uncertainty. Countless businesses worldwide, including hotels and telecommunications providers, experienced disruptions due to the sudden global IT outage.
