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Microsoft cloud outrage causes widespread public service disruptions
OUR TAKEThis outage underscores the critical importance of reliable cloud infrastructure, as it caused widespread disruptions across multiple sectors, including Frontier Airlines, Amazon, Cox, Sky News, and Thameslink trains in the UK. The timing, coinciding with the busy summer travel period, exace…
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OUR TAKEThis outage underscores the critical importance of reliable cloud infrastructure, as it caused widespread disruptions across multiple sectors, including Frontier Airlines, Amazon, Cox, Sky News, and Thameslink trains in the UK. The timing, coinciding with the busy summer…
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OUR TAKE This outage underscores the critical importance of reliable cloud infrastructure, as it caused widespread disruptions across multiple sectors, including Frontier Airlines, Amazon, Cox, Sky News, and Thameslink trains in the UK. The timing, coinciding with the busy summer travel period, exacerbates the impact. This incident, following closely after the CHAPS payment system outage, could significantly damage Microsoft’s reputation. — Yasmine Luo, BTW reporter On Thursday, Microsoft announced that a cloud service outage in the Central U.S. region had led to significant disruptions, including multiple flight cancellations and delays. Low-cost carriers such as Frontier Airlines , Allegiant , and Sun Country were notably affected.
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Frontier labelled the incident as a “major Microsoft technical outage,” while Sun Country attributed the problem to a third-party vendor impacting its systems. Allegiant reported that its website was inaccessible due to issues with Microsoft A zure . FlightAware data revealed that Frontier cancelled 147 flights and delayed another 212. Allegiant and Sun Country faced delays on 45% and 23% of their flights, respectively. Microsoft stated that the outage began around 6 PM ET on Thursday and affected some customers using various Azure services. The company is also investigating related issues impacting several Microsoft 365 applications and services. The outage may be connected to an update from the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike , which is causing Windows PCs to display the Blue Screen of Death and preventing them from rebooting. This disruption has impacted multiple industries, including transportation, banking, and media.
Key Points
- Microsoft announced a cloud service outage in the Central U.S..
- Microsoft’s outrage leads wide-ranging disruptions.
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