Azure Health Status and Past Incidents

Checking the Current Status

To check the current health status of Azure services, visit the Azure service health dashboard. This dashboard provides real-time information on the availability and performance of all Azure services, including updates on any ongoing incidents.

Viewing Past Incidents

If you want to view past incidents, including Post Incident Reviews (PIRs), navigate to the Azure service history page. The PIRs provide detailed analysis and recommendations for improving service reliability and mitigating future incidents.

Recent Outage on January 25th, 2023

Microsoft Recovers Cloud Services After Networking Outage

On January 25th, 2023, Microsoft's Azure cloud experienced a significant outage that affected multiple services. The problems began at around 07:05 UTC and were related to network issues. Microsoft has since recovered all affected services and is investigating the cause of the incident.

Affected Services

The outage impacted various Azure services, including:

• Virtual Machines
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Azure Storage
• Azure SQL Database

Resolution

Microsoft has resolved the outage and all affected services are now fully operational. The company is continuing to monitor the situation and will provide updates as they become available.

Tips for Managing Outages

To mitigate the impact of future outages, consider implementing the following best practices:

• Monitor cloud service health status regularly.
• Review PIRs to identify potential vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies.
• Design applications with redundancy and high availability in mind.
• Use a cloud provider with a proven track record of reliability.