The failure in Microsoft services is causing serious operational disruptions in companies from various sectors worldwide, requiring the postponement of operations, according to the Director-General of the Business Confederation of Portugal (CIP).
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13/11/2026
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A failure microsoft services you're teasing “severe operational disturbances” in companies from various sectors worldwide, forcing the delay of operations, told Lusa the Director-General of the Business Confederation of Portugal (CIP).
In statements to Lusa, Rafael Alves Rocha said that the information available to assess the real impact of the failure on Portuguese companies is still scarce.
The person responsible explained that the companies are using alternatives to circumvent the blockades and ensure the normal functioning of the daily activity, but are obliged to postpone operations, meetings and disclosure of information, among other activities.
However, the Director-General of CIP considers that the economic impact should be mitigated as the services are being restored.
According to Rafael Alves Rocha, the disturbances should be temporary and fade in the next few hours or days, allowing compensation for the breaks in activity so far.
Microsoft 365 services for companies worldwide continue to fail today, making access to Outlook e-mail and OneDrive cloud service difficult.
More than 70 countries, including Portugal, are affected by these failures in the services of the US company, which can affect about 430 million people.
The origin of the crisis lies in a failure of Exchange Online, the cloud email engine of the technology company, which has spread in cascade to all services that depend on Exchange to consult mailboxes, calendars, permissions or shared files.