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The Microsoft outage explained

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Microsoft says there is no indication a cyber attack caused the worldwide outage that disrupted Outlook, Teams and Copilot.

The outage was triggered when servers failed an automated health check, overloading other servers, and an RMIT expert says recent upgrades could be involved.

So how can one fault leave so many workplaces without email, and what can businesses do when it happens?

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