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A global Microsoft 365 outage is disrupting services at Dutch councils, courts and universities, with Outlook and Teams among the affected tools. Microsoft says a patch has improved server stability on part of its infrastructure, but it has not given a full-recovery timetable.
Why it mattersThe disruption has also affected services including SharePoint, Planner, To Do and Power BI, though the impact varies. Dutch courts can still be contacted by phone; Radboud University has directed enquiries to WhatsApp after warning that some Open Day registration confirmations may not arrive. NL Times, reporting with ANP, says Microsoft is monitoring the patch and expanding it to other servers. For anyone relying on a working inbox, “improving” is progress, not quite an all-clear.
Discuss: When essential public services rely on cloud office software, should providers be expected to publish clearer recovery updates during outages?
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