Microsoft It said Tuesday it was investigating. Power outage Office applications and services are affected.
“We are currently investigating access issues and performance degradation across multiple Microsoft 365 services and features,” Microsoft said in a statement. post Regarding X. “For more information, see MO842351 in the Management Center.”
The outage appears to be affecting all regions around the world. One of the retailers affected by the outage was Starbucks. A spokesperson said customers were temporarily unable to access some features of the company’s mobile app, but that all features had been restored by Tuesday afternoon.
“Earlier today, a third-party systems outage caused some customers to temporarily lose access to the mobile order and pay feature on the Starbucks app,” a spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “Order ahead functionality has largely been restored and we are pleased that customers will continue to have access to this feature on the app.”
The cause of the outage is unclear, but the company said in an update just before 11 a.m. ET that some services were beginning to be restored.
Earlier this month, A routine software update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike caused the global Microsoft outage. It appears to have affected almost every major business sector, including airports, retail and banking.
American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines ordered groundings due to the CrowdStrike outage, which began on July 19. Airports and flights around the world were significantly delayed or canceled.
Some people reported problems accessing their savings from affected banks. Customers in New Zealand, Australia and elsewhere reported being unable to log into their bank accounts, and the London Stock Exchange, Europe’s largest stock exchange, said it had disrupted some services.
Major retailers have also reported problems. McDonald’s Japan was forced to close some stores due to “cashier malfunctions,” and some Starbucks stores were temporarily closed after the company’s mobile ordering system went down. British grocery chain Waitrose Handwritten signs Some stores are informing shoppers that they will only accept cash.
The outage also hindered police operations, with the Alaska State Troopers having to issue an alert to residents informing them that 911 was temporarily out of service.
This is a developing story, check back for updates.
