Microsoft Outage Causes Global Disruptions
On Friday, Microsoft experienced a major outage that affected users worldwide, including in India. Many users reported ‘Blue Screen of Death’ errors and issues with accessing Microsoft services like Teams and Microsoft 365.
Impact on Airlines
Major US airlines such as Delta, United, and American Airlines grounded all flights. Berlin Airport also suspended all flights. In India, SpiceJet and IndiGo faced technical challenges affecting online services like booking and check-in.
Business Disruptions
Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike reported a global outage due to a recent update. The London Stock Exchange experienced technical glitches, and US carriers like Frontier Airlines, Allegiant, and SunCountry were also impacted.
Microsoft’s Response
Microsoft is investigating the issue and working to resolve it. The company stated that impacted services include Microsoft Teams, Viva Engage, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft 365 admin center. They are providing updates on their support website and social media.
Doubts Revealed
Microsoft -: Microsoft is a big company that makes computer software, like Windows and Office, which many people and businesses use.
Outage -: An outage is when a service stops working for a while. In this case, Microsoft’s services stopped working.
Global Disruptions -: Global disruptions mean problems happening all around the world, not just in one place.
Blue Screen of Death -: The ‘Blue Screen of Death’ is a screen that appears on a computer when something goes very wrong, and it needs to restart.
Microsoft Teams -: Microsoft Teams is a tool that helps people work together online by chatting, sharing files, and having video meetings.
Microsoft 365 -: Microsoft 365 is a subscription service that includes tools like Word, Excel, and Outlook for working on documents, spreadsheets, and emails.
Delta, United, and American Airlines -: These are big airlines in the United States that fly people to different places.
SpiceJet and IndiGo -: SpiceJet and IndiGo are popular airlines in India that many people use to travel within the country and abroad.
CrowdStrike -: CrowdStrike is a company that helps protect computers and networks from hackers and other online threats.
Investigating -: Investigating means looking into a problem to find out what went wrong and how to fix it.
