{"id":5494,"date":"2018-09-05T16:33:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T13:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/?p=5494"},"modified":"2018-09-05T16:33:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-05T13:33:11","slug":"microsofts-cloud-hit-by-lightning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ugmirror.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/05\/microsofts-cloud-hit-by-lightning\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft\u2019s cloud hit by lightning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some severe weather brought down much of Microsoft\u2019s Azure cloud in Microsoft\u2019s South Central Azure region in USA.<\/p>\n

The issue was caused by a lightning strike to Microsoft\u2019s cooling system in San Antonio which\u00a0\u00a0\u201cresulted in a power voltage increase that impacted cooling systems.<\/p>\n

Automated datacenter procedures to ensure data and hardware integrity went into effect and critical hardware entered a structured power down process.\u201d<\/p>\n

Affected systems included Office 365, Azure Active Directory and Visual Studio Team Services, but the issue now appears largely resolved, with the last status message saying:<\/p>\n

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Engineers have restored power to the datacenter and recovered a majority of network devices. Some services are starting to see signs of recovery, mitigation efforts continue. Updates: Portal \u2013\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/66mR6nPbwY<\/a>\u00a0Status Page \u2013\u00a0https:\/\/t.co\/Dw19fIGsXf<\/a>\u00a0and\/or Twitter.\u00a0pic.twitter.com\/dkmT24IVfr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Azure Support (@AzureSupport)\u00a0September 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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