Microsoft Teams experienced a significant service disruption on Wednesday morning, leaving users across the globe unable to connect to the platform.
The outage, which began mid-morning, resulted in widespread reports of colleagues appearing offline or absent within the application, effectively halting real-time communication for many organizations.
Users reported being unable to join meetings, send messages, or access shared files, creating immediate operational friction in offices and remote work environments worldwide.
The failure impacted the core functionality of the collaboration tool, which is a critical infrastructure component for numerous enterprises.
Users reported being unable to join meetings, send messages, or access shared files, creating immediate operational friction in offices and remote work environments worldwide.
Microsoft acknowledged the issue and confirmed that its engineering teams were actively investigating the root cause.
The company has not yet disclosed the specific technical reason behind the failure, nor has it provided a definitive timeline for a full restoration of service.