From The Economic Times
Owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co.Gmail to Proton Mail: 5 alternatives for users as Microsoft continues to battle Outlook and the Teams global outage
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Nearly 200,000 user reports showed a global Microsoft outage that disrupted Outlook, Teams, OneDrive, Copilot and other Microsoft 365 services across dozens of countries, affecting businesses, government agencies and third‑party platforms. Airlines such as IndiGo and Akasa reported email delays while Air India rerouted messages to keep communication flowing. The outage also hit airline and corporate operations, prompting Microsoft to extend mail timeout to 48 hours and cite elevated load on part of its infrastructure as a cause. Recovery is underway but some users may still face issues, and mainland China largely avoided impact thanks to domestic services, underscoring data‑sovereignty concerns.
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A major disruption hit Microsoft on November 12, 2026, causing a global outage that affected services like Outlook and Teams. This left countless users and organizations struggling to connect via email and participate in crucial Teams meetings. In the wake of the Microsoft outage, users can explore…
