CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Microsoft experienced an outage Thursday afternoon that affected its Exchange servers and caused connectivity problems, including for Outlook email, the Microsoft Store, and Teams.
It is unclear how widespread the outage is.
What was affected
The outage also affected area hospitals. UIHC posted on social media that it was experiencing issues with emails and voicemails.
The disruption affected companies that rely on email for time-sensitive information, according to Pro Circular, a cybersecurity company based in North Liberty.
Advice from a cybersecurity company
Brandon Blankenship, Pro Circular CISO, said it is important to have a plan in place that includes redundancies to keep moving forward…