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Microsoft Outage Analysis: November 25, 2024

On November 25, 2024, ThousandEyes observed a prolonged outage impacting some Microsoft services, including Outlook Online. See how the outage unfolded in this analysis—more updates will be added as we have them.

By Internet Research Team | November 25, 2024 | 8 min read

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Managing Traffic During Peak Demand; Plus, Microsoft, Akamai Outages

The recent Oasis reunion tour ticket sales process revealed a lot about current techniques for web traffic management. Learn more about this, and also explore traffic-related outages at Microsoft and Akamai.

By Mike Hicks | September 20, 2024 | 18 min read

Outage Analyses

Microsoft Outage Analysis: September 12, 2024

On September 12, ThousandEyes observed issues for some users attempting to reach Microsoft services. See how the outage unfolded in this analysis.

By Internet Research Team | September 12, 2024 | 2 min read

Outage Analyses

LinkedIn Outage Analysis: August 5, 2024

The following analysis of the LinkedIn outage on August 5, 2024. See how the outage unfolded in this analysis—more updates will be added as we have them.

By Internet Research Team | August 5, 2024 | 10 min read

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Is Spring Cleaning Causing an Outage Spike?

For three consecutive years, there appears to have been a spike in outages and degradations in May. It’s becoming clear why.

By Mike Hicks | June 9, 2023 | 17 min read

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Why Redundancy Still Matters in the Cloud Era: Two Case Studies

IT environments have changed considerably over the past decade; so has the thinking about backup and redundancy.

By Mike Hicks | May 12, 2023 | 12 min read

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A Tale of Two Data Center Outages

When data center issues arise, sometimes there’s nothing left to do but shut things down gracefully and hope services are soon restored.

By Mike Hicks | March 2, 2023 | 9 min read

Blog Thumbnail: A Trio of Similar Incidents: Microsoft, Cloudflare, & Slack Outages

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In this episode, we discuss insights from a trio of change-and-rollback incidents at Microsoft, Cloudflare, and Slack—plus other recent events like the Comcast outage that impacted Philadelphia on American football’s favorite Sunday.

By Mike Hicks | February 16, 2023 | 9 min read

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Ep. 51: The Microsoft Outlook Outage, Explained

Coming to you from Cisco Live in Amsterdam, co-hosts Mike Hicks, Principal Solution Analyst at ThousandEyes, and Kemal Sanjta, Principal Internet Analyst at ThousandEyes, discuss the recent Microsoft Outlook Outage.

By Mike Hicks & Kemal Sanjta | February 7, 2023 | 25 min read

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DORA Calls for Tighter Monitoring of ICT Partners for Digital Ecosystem Operational Resilience

DORA mandates financial entities in the European Union to enhance digital resilience and monitor ICT third-party providers, mitigating systemic risks.

ThousandEyes Connected Devices: Extending Service Provider Visibility Into the Last-mile Network

At Mobile World Congress (MWC), ThousandEyes is announcing ThousandEyes Connected Devices, elevating service provider performance with enhanced visibility into the subscriber experience.

Configuration Mishaps Strike Again: Asana Outages & More News

Configuration mishaps played a role in many outages last year, and we’ve continued to see incidents like these in 2025. Unpack recent disruptions impacting Asana and others, and explore ways ITOps teams can guard against similar issues.

Traffic Insights: Changing the Game for NetOps

ThousandEyes is giving customers access to a private preview of Traffic Insights, an innovation that helps network teams understand network behavior and its impacts on end-user experience.

DORA Calls for Tighter Monitoring of ICT Partners for Digital Ecosystem Operational Resilience

DORA mandates financial entities in the European Union to enhance digital resilience and monitor ICT third-party providers, mitigating systemic risks.

ThousandEyes Connected Devices: Extending Service Provider Visibility Into the Last-mile Network

At Mobile World Congress (MWC), ThousandEyes is announcing ThousandEyes Connected Devices, elevating service provider performance with enhanced visibility into the subscriber experience.

Configuration Mishaps Strike Again: Asana Outages & More News

Configuration mishaps played a role in many outages last year, and we’ve continued to see incidents like these in 2025. Unpack recent disruptions impacting Asana and others, and explore ways ITOps teams can guard against similar issues.

Traffic Insights: Changing the Game for NetOps

ThousandEyes is giving customers access to a private preview of Traffic Insights, an innovation that helps network teams understand network behavior and its impacts on end-user experience.

DORA Calls for Tighter Monitoring of ICT Partners for Digital Ecosystem Operational Resilience

DORA mandates financial entities in the European Union to enhance digital resilience and monitor ICT third-party providers, mitigating systemic risks.

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