<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0bSMaK_1H4BFDnl00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0bSMaK_1H4BFDnl00" width="1280" height="720" ></figure>CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WINK) — A global Microsoft outage is causing headaches for millions of people, disrupting Outlook and other Microsoft 365 services.The technical issues are being addressed, but local businesses are still dealing with the aftermath.“Microsoft has servers all around the planet, they have half a billion users, and they had to do an update to their own system,” explained Rich Kolko, retired FBI agent. “It didn't work, and it cascaded through the servers around the planet, and it took everybody down - and wow, we really learned what a major inconvenience this is when you lose access to email and other services,” he said.Kolko says there’s no indication this was a cyberattack, but the outage is a reminder of how quickly a problem with one major technology provider can be consequential.Here locally, the domino effect has reached businesses that depend on constant communication, like the Hawley team at KW Florida Living.“I was waiting on some information from a local builder for a client, and they were unable to send or receive anything, therefore everything got put on hold with the transaction,” said Kim Hawley. “It's just causing more work today and catch up because we had to postpone everything we were doing with them, and move it all over a day.”For others, the disruption meant more than just a few missed emails. At Omega Title, the outage affected the paperwork and wires needed to keep real estate closings moving.“We work with so many different banks, where, if we don't get the correct paperwork on time, we can't balance. So then, our closings get behind,” explained Vanessa Gonzalez. “Our girls were scrambling today, trying to make all of these closings work and make sure that we can close on time.”“I didn't realize how much I needed email until it was gone,” she said.That's a lesson Kolko says businesses and individuals can take away from this - always have backup ways to communicate and access important information.</div></body>

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CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WINK) — A global Microsoft outage is causing headaches for millions of people, disrupting Outlook and other Microsoft 365 services. The technical issues are being addressed, but local businesses are still dealing with the aftermath. “Microsoft has servers all around the planet, they have half a...

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