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.