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Hours-long Microsoft outage disrupts businesses, governments globally
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Fusion42 · 13 November 2026 · Fusion42 review
A more than 12-hour outage of Microsoft Outlook and Teams disrupted communications globally for businesses and governments, affecting essential email, calendar, and meeting functions and causing delays including a halted bond repurchase in Europe. The outage was caused by server issues affecting Exchange Online features and raised concerns about the risks of reliance on major tech providers.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Enterprise Software, and 56 sources have reported it between 12 Nov 2026 and 13 Nov 2026.
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Your enterprise software operations just stalled for hours due to Microsoft’s cloud outage. Lock in backup plans this week or risk your communications collapsing when these widely used systems fail.
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56 sources · first reported 12 Nov 2026 · latest 13 Nov 2026
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