KLM suspends ‘most’ operations due to global computer outage
KLM and Air France aircraft parked at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
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The Dutch arm of Air France-KLM said on Friday it had been forced to suspend “most” operations due to a global computer glitch.
KLM said in a statement that the outage resulted in “an inability to process flights” statement. “We realize that, especially given the summer vacation, this is very inconvenient for our customers. We are working hard to resolve this issue.”
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport said earlier that “Microsoft’s global system failure” had caused the disruption of flights to and from the airport.
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Microsoft says service “continuously improves”
In an update posted at 8:55am UK time (3:55am ET), Microsoft 365 said on Social Platform X that “availability of multiple services will continue to improve as our mitigation efforts progress.”
according to a Microsoft website Tracking the status of its service, “Users may be unable to access various Microsoft 365 apps and services.” According to the tracker, the issue is affecting apps such as Microsoft Fabric, Teams, Purview, Defender, SharePoint, and OneNote.
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CrowdStrike, Microsoft shares fall
Shares of tech giants CrowdStrike and Microsoft fell in premarket trading after both companies reported severe outages that affected businesses around the world.
As of 09:27 am London time, CrowdStrike’s share price fell 14.08%, of which Microsoft’s share price fell 2.12%.
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London Stock Exchange says it’s investigating technical issues
London doesn’t yet have the kind of big tech companies that dominate the U.S. market.
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London Stock Exchange Group The company said on Friday it was investigating technical issues after a global IT outage affected its pricing data and newsletters.
In a notice posted on its website, London Stock Exchange Group said it is “currently experiencing a third-party global technical issue that prevents news from being published on www.londonstockexchange.com.”
“Technical teams are working hard to restore services. Other services across the group, including the London Stock Exchange, continue to operate as normal,” the exchange group added.
LSEG’s Eikon data platform was also affected by technical issues on Friday morning.
When logging into the platform, a notification appears at the top of the site: “We apologize for the inconvenience. You will need to restart your workspace. If you need assistance, please contact us.”
There was no immediate comment when contacted by CNBC on Friday.
CrowdStrike rolls back updates after major outage
In this photo illustration, the U.S. cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike’s logo appears on smartphone and computer screens.
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Cyber Security Company mass strike The company told NBC that it experienced a severe outage on Friday that affected operations around the world.
The company said the outage was due to issues with the latest update. mass strike The update is currently being rolled back globally.
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Microsoft reports outage
Microsoft said on Friday that its cloud services have been restored after experiencing an outage.
The U.S. tech giant said late Thursday that customers in the central U.S. region may experience issues with multiple Azure services and its suite of Microsoft 365 apps. This may include “service management operations and service connectivity or availability failures.”
On Friday, Microsoft said it had identified the root cause and that most services had been restored. However, the company said some customers in the region may still experience issues.
“A small number of services are still experiencing residual impact,” Microsoft said.
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