MS365 outage limited to NZ: Microsoft

MS365 outage limited to NZ: Microsoft
The impact of this morning's outage appears to have been unevenly spread across users in NZ. (Image: Getty)
Ben Moore
Dileepa Fonseka
A widespread outage of Microsoft services that affected several large businesses this morning is unrelated to a cyber attack last night and is limited to New Zealand, the software giant says.Microsoft365 services including Exchange Online, Outlook and Teams were inaccessible for many on Thursday morning.The impact appears to have been unevenly spread across users in NZ.Spark and 2degrees representatives confirmed some customers on their networks were affected by the outage, but a One NZ representative said none of its customers were.A spokesper...

More Technology

Logitech’s latest ergonomic efforts are a mixed bag
The Life Review

Logitech’s latest ergonomic efforts are a mixed bag

Can the Wave Keys keyboard and Lift mouse ease the strain on a writer's tools?

NZ firm Medtech snapped up by private equity
Health

NZ firm Medtech snapped up by private equity

Medtech was based in NZ but registered in Australia since a 2020 acquisition.

Ben Moore 20 Feb 2025
Spark, Microsoft sign major public cloud partnership
Markets

Spark, Microsoft sign major public cloud partnership

Spark and Microsoft have signed what they’re billing as the country’s largest-ever Microsoft public cloud partnership.The deal includes an AI focus. It will include “one of the largest Microsoft 365 Copilot deployments in New Zealand”, with an extra 1,800 Spark staff getting Micr...

Staff reporters 20 Feb 2025
How the venture studio model is changing the game
Technology Free Business of Tech

How the venture studio model is changing the game

Plus, what to watch for with Spark's earnings ahead.