Microsoft's Cloud Service Bounces Back After Global Outage
A global outage affecting some of the biggest names in tech has largely come to an end. The issues, which started hitting users around 12PM ET on Tuesday, affected not just Microsoft itself but also its cloud service Azure as well as popular apps such as Microsoft 365, Xbox and Minecraft.
According to reports from DownDetector, there were spikes in outage reports for all three services. While the specifics of what caused the issue aren't clear yet, it appears that technical issues became apparent at around 12PM ET.
Microsoft has now confirmed that the company initiated its 'last known good configuration' as part of its efforts to resolve the situation. In an update at 3:57PM ET, the Azure status page revealed that customers were beginning to see signs of recovery and the service was being rerouted through "healthy nodes".
				
			A global outage affecting some of the biggest names in tech has largely come to an end. The issues, which started hitting users around 12PM ET on Tuesday, affected not just Microsoft itself but also its cloud service Azure as well as popular apps such as Microsoft 365, Xbox and Minecraft.
According to reports from DownDetector, there were spikes in outage reports for all three services. While the specifics of what caused the issue aren't clear yet, it appears that technical issues became apparent at around 12PM ET.
Microsoft has now confirmed that the company initiated its 'last known good configuration' as part of its efforts to resolve the situation. In an update at 3:57PM ET, the Azure status page revealed that customers were beginning to see signs of recovery and the service was being rerouted through "healthy nodes".
 . I mean, what's going on with these tech giants? Can't they just have a smooth ride for once? And now we're hearing about Microsoft's Azure service bouncing back... finally
. I mean, what's going on with these tech giants? Can't they just have a smooth ride for once? And now we're hearing about Microsoft's Azure service bouncing back... finally  . It's not like it was down for hours or something, but still. The fact that popular apps got taken down too is pretty frustrating. I've been using Minecraft all day and I couldn't even play because of the outage
. It's not like it was down for hours or something, but still. The fact that popular apps got taken down too is pretty frustrating. I've been using Minecraft all day and I couldn't even play because of the outage  . And what's with all these technical issues? Can't they just iron out the bugs already?
. And what's with all these technical issues? Can't they just iron out the bugs already? 
 can't even get my email lol what's going on with azure tho? one minute you're all good, next minute your whole cloud goes dark
 can't even get my email lol what's going on with azure tho? one minute you're all good, next minute your whole cloud goes dark  at least it looks like they're trying to get it sorted though, fingers crossed it doesn't happen again anytime soon
 at least it looks like they're trying to get it sorted though, fingers crossed it doesn't happen again anytime soon 
 . thankfully its all fixed now, i heard from my friends who are devs that it was some kind of technical issue with azure. anyway, glad they were able to get their act together and started pushing for a 'last known good configuration' - you know, the ones that save the day
. thankfully its all fixed now, i heard from my friends who are devs that it was some kind of technical issue with azure. anyway, glad they were able to get their act together and started pushing for a 'last known good configuration' - you know, the ones that save the day  . anyway, hope all the other techies out there got their services up again too
. anyway, hope all the other techies out there got their services up again too 
 i don't think i can even begin to imagine how that feels. okay okay so i guess its all good now that the outage has ended and microsoft says they're working on preventing it from happening again but ugh still can't help feeling a bit anxious about it
 i don't think i can even begin to imagine how that feels. okay okay so i guess its all good now that the outage has ended and microsoft says they're working on preventing it from happening again but ugh still can't help feeling a bit anxious about it  I'm so relieved it's all back online now! I mean can you even imagine trying to work or game without your Microsoft stuff?
 I'm so relieved it's all back online now! I mean can you even imagine trying to work or game without your Microsoft stuff? 


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 ! Can you believe it? One minute your Xbox is working fine and the next it's just... dead. And then all those other popular apps like Minecraft get affected too
! Can you believe it? One minute your Xbox is working fine and the next it's just... dead. And then all those other popular apps like Minecraft get affected too  . And the worst part is, they didn't even give us any clear explanation of what went wrong
. And the worst part is, they didn't even give us any clear explanation of what went wrong  . Just "last known good configuration" and that's it
. Just "last known good configuration" and that's it  . Not exactly reassuring, if you ask me
. Not exactly reassuring, if you ask me  . Now that it's back online, hopefully we'll see some improvements made to prevent this kind of thing from happening again
. Now that it's back online, hopefully we'll see some improvements made to prevent this kind of thing from happening again  . Why do these things always happen at the worst possible times, right?
. Why do these things always happen at the worst possible times, right? outages like this are a nightmare for anyone who relies on these services, i mean who hasn't been in the middle of something important only to have everything just... stop? it's like they're testing our patience irl
 outages like this are a nightmare for anyone who relies on these services, i mean who hasn't been in the middle of something important only to have everything just... stop? it's like they're testing our patience irl  just had to deal with this global outage and it's like the universe decided to hate me lol. Microsoft's cloud service was down for hours and I'm pretty sure my work got done in like 2 seconds less because of it
 just had to deal with this global outage and it's like the universe decided to hate me lol. Microsoft's cloud service was down for hours and I'm pretty sure my work got done in like 2 seconds less because of it  but seriously, a global outage is just the worst...
 but seriously, a global outage is just the worst... ! Anyway, I guess the moral of the story is that even when things seem like they're falling apart, there's always hope that someone or something can step in and help us get back on track
! Anyway, I guess the moral of the story is that even when things seem like they're falling apart, there's always hope that someone or something can step in and help us get back on track  .
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 . But yeah, it just goes to show how important having reliable tech services is, especially for us digital nomads
. But yeah, it just goes to show how important having reliable tech services is, especially for us digital nomads  .
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 οΈ but thankfully it's all fixed now
οΈ but thankfully it's all fixed now  especially if they were able to isolate the problem and get their services back online ASAP
 especially if they were able to isolate the problem and get their services back online ASAP  fingers crossed no more hiccups
 fingers crossed no more hiccups