Microsoft Global Outage: A glitch has been spotted in the Microsoft cloud services in the Central US region which has led to widespread disruptions that have even affected airlines resulting in flights getting delayed and cancelled. Indian airline careers including IndiGo and SpiceJet have also been affected by this. Several reports are indicating that millions of Windows users globally have experienced the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error, leading to unforeseen shutdowns and restarts. This has led to a memefest on social media platforms, particularly X.
What Happened
According to a report by Reuters, Microsoft identified that the outage began affecting a subset of its customers who use various Azure services in the Central US. Azure is a cloud computing platform that supports the building, deploying, and managing of applications and services across the globe.
Additionally, the Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error that has caused unexpected shutdowns and restarts is being linked to a recent update from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.
Showcase Of Hilarious Memes At The Memefest
A user named Ritik Sahu tweeted, "Corporate employees thanking that one person because of whom Microsoft is down."
A user named Pakchikpak Raja Babu shared a short video of Indian actor Johnny Lever in which the actor was seen fake-crying. He shared this to present the emotions of corporate employees.
Another user named Saurabh Kumar went into the holiday mood and wrote, "Holiday mood on by Microsoft. Blue screen of death reported at multiple companies - Crowd Strike attack. Are you also facing ?? Guys it's a global issue from Microsoft."
A user shared an image of a scene from the web series Peaky Blinders in which Thomas Shelby was seen walking in style at an explosion site.
A user described the happiness of IT employees with a compilation of scenes from South India movies.