Microsoft Office 365 outage hit 70-plus countries, exposed cloud risks

First reported 13 Nov, 17:13 UTCSource: SC MediaLast editorial activity 13 Nov, 17:13 UTCWrite a comment ↓

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Cloud Security , Security Strategy, Plan, Budget , Email security , Supply chain November 13, 2026 Share By Steve Zurier (Adobe Stock) Microsoft announced on. Global Microsoft 365 outage exposes business continuity risks of relying on a single cloud provider. 13 that it’s making progress restoring its Office 365 services Friday morning, but the reality that the previous day's massive outage hit more than 70 countries showed how dependent the world has become on just one cloud provider. Microsoft is a software and software development company based in Redmond, founded in 1975.

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