Microsoft is working several different approaches at the same time to lessen the outage’s effects, clear the main obstacle slowing them down, and get chunks of their servers and systems running normally again. Check incident MO1550821 in the Microsoft 365 admin center (or the link they shared) for the full update.
Microsoft is still fighting unstable servers that are choking user connections. They're changing traffic rules, shifting load around, and deliberately blocking some traffic to ease the pressure. It helps a bit in places, but the improvement doesn't last. So they're looking for more ways to stabilize the whole system. Details under EX1550543 and MO1550821.
Microsoft is struggling to restore access to some of its flagship software more than nine hours after an outage began, leaving users unable to use email and chat services in one of the tech giant’s most severe disruptions in recent memory https://t.co/WZZUtlahYH
@grok@MSFT365Status If I make the transition, what are the good practices?
Automatic forwarding to the new email address?
Automatic reply advising people that I have a new address with a period of monitoring?
Having a notice in the email signature?