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On January 5, 2021, at ~3:00 pm UTC, Microsoft reported an issue affecting users in the UK that may be preventing them from accessing the Microsoft 365 admin center.
Roughly 2 hours later, they confirmed that a portion of their processing infrastructure wasn't handling requests as expected and that they were repairing the problem to restore service access for affected users.
On December 14, 2020 at ~7:45 am UTC, Microsoft reported an issue affecting users throughout Europe that may be preventing them from accessing Microsoft 365 services.
Shortly after, Microsoft reported that they had identified an issue with components which facilitate authentication requests. They also reported that they had performed optimizations and rerouted user requests in an effort to remediate impact.
On December 11, 2020, at ~2:00 pm UTC, Microsoft reported an issue affecting users in the United Kingdom (UK) that may be preventing those users from accessing Microsoft 365 services.
Shortly after, Microsoft also reported that they had been receiving reports that some users outside of the UK may also be experiencing the issue.
On December 7, 2020, at ~3:00 pm UTC, Microsoft reported an issue with call quality within Microsoft Teams and that more details would be reported shortly.
On December 2, 2020 at ~4:00pm UTC, Microsoft reported an issue that was intermittently preventing some users from accessing files within Teams. They reported they were working to identify the cause of the issue and that more information would be available soon.
On November 30th, 2020 at ~4:30pm UTC, Microsoft reported an outage that was causing a number of users to see delays or timeouts when accessing the Microsoft 365 Admin Center or admin functions therein.
On November 10th, 2020 at ~5:15pm UTC, Microsoft reported an outage preventing some users from accessing Outlook.com and that additional information would be provided shortly.
Many confirmed they were unable to access Outlook from their mobile phones or laptops.
On November 5th, 2020 at ~7:00pm UTC, Microsoft reported a second outage of the day preventing some users from accessing their mailboxes through Exchange Online via all connection methods.
Followers on Twitter expressed their frustration with the recent string of outages Microsoft has endured over recent months. While others took a lighter approach making jokes, some referencing Microsoft's Office 365 title suggesting "O265" may be a more fitting name.
On November 5th, 2020 at ~3:00pm UTC, Microsoft reported an outage preventing some users from accessing Exchange Online service, sending or receiving emails, and accessing the Exchange admin center.
Many in the community went to Twitter to express their frustration with Microsoft's delay in reporting the outage, while others brought up their frustrations with the recent string of outages Microsoft users have experienced over the last few months.
On October 30th at roughly ~1:30 am UTC, Microsoft reported that some users may be unable to access the Microsoft Word app.
Many users took to Twitter to express their frustration as this outage prevented many from completing important and time sensitive projects.