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

Microsoft is investigating an issue with its Microsoft 365 service and its Teams app, with some users reporting to DownDetector that they are having problems using services such as Exchange and Outlook.

Microsoft said a major Outlook and Teams outage would be resolved Monday night after facing a day full of technical delays.

Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers worldwide reported having issues with services like Outlook and Teams on Monday. In social media posts and comments on platforms like

Several Microsoft programs, including Outlook, Microsoft 365, and Teams, are experiencing outages, according to reports on Downdetector.

( NewsNation) — More than 8,000 users reported issues with Microsoft Outlook’s email services in the past 24 hours, according to Downdetector. The software giant posted on X that it was deploying a fix. The outage-monitoring website showed about 8,700 reports citing issues with Outlook as of noon CT on Monday.

Microsoft said it's working to restore many programs after an outage Monday, but said progress has been slower than expected.

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.

In social media posts and comments on platforms like outage tracker Downdetector, some impacted said that they were having trouble seeing their emails, loading calendars or opening other Microsoft 365 applications such as Powerpoint.

Microsoft said it is assessing "an issue impacting users attempting to us Exchange Online or functionality within Microsoft Teams calendar."

Some Microsoft users are reporting issues with Outlook and other Microsoft 365 programs on Monday morning, according to the website Downdetector. User reports of Microsoft Outlook issues began around 8 a.