Hours later, numerous Microsoft Azure and end-user-facing services are still down, and it appears they'll be out for hours more.

The outage is occurring somewhat inconveniently as Microsoft reports its FY26 Q1 earnings, during which revenue from Azure and other cloud services grew 40% from a year ago, making it the fastest-growing business segment that Redmond breaks out during its quarterly check-in with investors.

Microsoft confirmed a global Azure outage on October 29 caused by a configuration change error, disrupting major services like Outlook, Xbox, and Microsoft 365 worldwide.

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