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Microsoft issues update as major global outage affecting Outlook and Teams continues

13 November 2026 · By Derek Watson · Wire by Fusion42

Published

13 November 2026

Topic

technology

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Cloud Infrastructure

◆ Geography

Global

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Fusion42 · 14 November 2026 · Fusion42 review

Microsoft is experiencing a major global outage affecting Outlook, Teams, and several cloud services, impacting hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. The outage is due to elevated load on its infrastructure rather than malicious activity, with the company working on fixes and traffic rerouting.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure, and 56 sources have reported it between 12 Nov 2026 and 15 Nov 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

Microsoft's outage creates urgent opportunities to service stranded Outlook and Teams users. You can now target customers forced to seek alternatives for reliable email and communication tools.

◆ Coverage

56 sources · first reported 12 Nov 2026 · latest 15 Nov 2026

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