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title: "Microsoft Service Health Status For Azure Says Users May Experience Increased Latency Due To Multiple Undersea Fiber Cuts In The Red Sea"
description: "Microsoft Azure users may face increased latency due to multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea. The disruption has necessitated rerouting through alternate paths, potentially leading to higher-th"
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# Microsoft Service Health Status For Azure Says Users May Experience Increased Latency Due To Multiple Undersea Fiber Cuts In The Red Sea

> Microsoft Azure users may face increased latency due to multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea. The disruption has necessitated rerouting through alternate paths, potentially leading to higher-than-normal latencies. Microsoft's engineering teams are actively managing the situation with diverse capacity and traffic rerouting. Traffic originating or terminating in Asia or Europe may be particularly affected.

Sept 6 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) :

-   MICROSOFT SERVICE HEALTH STATUS FOR AZURE - MAY EXPERIENCE INCREASED LATENCY DUE TO MULTIPLE UNDERSEA FIBER CUTS IN THE RED SEA
-   MICROSOFT SERVICE HEALTH STATUS FOR AZURE - DISRUPTION HAS REQUIRED REROUTING THROUGH ALTERNATE PATHS WHICH MAY LEAD TO HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL LATENCIES
-   MICROSOFT SERVICE HEALTH STATUS FOR AZURE - OUR ENGINEERING TEAMS ARE ACTIVELY MANAGING THE INTERRUPTION VIA DIVERSE CAPACITY AND TRAFFIC REROUTING
-   MICROSOFT STATUS FOR AZURE - TRAFFIC TRAVERSING THROUGH MIDDLE EAST ORIGINATING AND/OR TERMINATING IN ASIA/ EUROPE MAY EXPERIENCE INCREASED LATENCY Source text: here Further company coverage: (MSFT.O)

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