From The New Indian Express
Owned by Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.Microsoft outage means no incessant email chimes or message pings, but still we stayed online
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The recent Microsoft 365 outage, which began on Friday, November 13, knocked out Outlook, Teams and other services for more than 12 hours, affecting users in at least 74 countries. In India, professionals such as a Gurugram‑based marketer saw their workday halt, and companies like ICICI Lombard issued advisories and alternative support channels. Microsoft engineers worked through a second day to stabilise the infrastructure, reporting early signs of recovery while some users still experienced intermittent access and delayed email delivery. By the following day Outlook was described as ‘near normal’, though backlogs remained as the company continued clearing delayed emails.
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BERLIN: It was the sound of e-silence. No Microsoft Outlook email chimes, no Teams message pings, no new notifications and, very possibly, no work getting done. Microsoft 365 teetered on the edge of becoming Microsoft 364 as the global outage stretched from Thursday into, ironically (or fittingly…