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Microsoft Azure Outage Disrupts Microsoft 365, Prompting Traffic Reroute

Microsoft is rerouting affected requests to alternate infrastructure pending a fix.

Overview

  • The disruption began around 13:00 Brasília time on October 29 and affected customers reliant on Azure Front Door.
  • Microsoft 365’s official account confirmed access problems to Microsoft 365 services and the admin center as engineers investigated.
  • Microsoft did not provide an estimated time for full restoration when acknowledging the incident.
  • Azure Support later said it was observing recovery, with traffic still redirected as a temporary mitigation.
  • User reports on DownDetector topped 700, and coverage noted the incident’s proximity to Microsoft’s scheduled quarterly results.