Microsoft Corporation’s share price in focus after users across the globe faced outage of its workplace softwares. Users of Exchange Online, which powers Outlook email, as well as the company’s Teams videoconferencing app and Copilot AI chatbot, experienced disruptions.
The share price of Microsoft Corporation ended November 12 on a tad higher note, up 0.36 per cent at $523. However, during the overnight trade its stock fell 0.19 per cent to $522. In the last one month, the tech stock has fallen over 3 per cent. The stock price has increased 28 per cent in the last six months and 2.3 per cent over the previous 12 months.
The company said users “in any region” could be affected, a post by the company on X read. Microsoft said it was working to restore access to its workplace software after customers reported problems connecting to email and other services.
Nearly 130,000 users on outage tracker Downdetector reported problems accessing Outlook just after 1 PM ET. New reports have since fallen from that peak, but many said they couldn’t send and receive emails, or had trouble loading their inboxes altogether, according to AP.
Microsoft later explained that a portion of its infrastructure was “experiencing elevated load” — which it said was “likely contributing to the connectivity errors.” The company determined a number of servers were “unexpectedly unavailable” due to a problem that caused them to fail during automated checks, the AP report added.
About Microsoft Corporation
Headquartered in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft Corporation is a multinational tech firm established in 1975 by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. The company creates software, hardware, cloud infrastructure, and digital tools tailored for individual consumers, enterprises, and government agencies.
Microsoft’s wide-ranging portfolio features the Windows OS, the Microsoft 365 productivity suite, Azure cloud services, Surface hardware, and the Xbox gaming ecosystem, alongside major platforms like LinkedIn and GitHub. Additionally, the company supplies enterprise software, cybersecurity solutions, and artificial intelligence technologies.
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