A significant Microsoft outage is disrupting global access to essential services such as Outlook, Teams and Exchange Online.

Microsoft said most Outlook and Teams services had been restored as of Monday evening, after more than 24 hours of technical delays.

Microsoft said it was able to resolve all of its issues with Outlook and Teams as of just after 3 p.m. EST Tuesday, more than a day after thousands of users started to report outages early Monday morning.

The outage was another jarring reminder that the move to cloud services increases dependence on outside vendors that periodically fail to function. While security experts have lon

Thousands of people reported issues with Microsoft Outlook Monday morning, according to Downdetector. Reported issues with the Outlook website and app began to spike around 9 a.m. Monday. By 12:30 p.m.

Microsoft said Monday it was investigating outages impacting its Microsoft 365 service, with thousands of users reporting issues with their Outlook, Exchange or Teams features. Microsoft 365 confirmed early Monday it was looking into an “issue impacting users attempting to access Exchange Online or functionality within Microsoft Teams calendar.

If you're a Microsoft 365 user, this Monday may have been a little more frustrating for you than usual. The product family of software announced early Monday morning that it is investigating an issue impacting Exchange Online and Microsoft Teams users.

Maybe it's time to clock out early for the holiday week?

Microsoft is experiencing a global software outage affecting Outlook, Word, Teams and other apps. The company said on social media early Monday the issue was being investigated.