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Microsoft outage hits IT operations at Paris Olympics venues

Oneย weekย beforeย the openingย ceremony of the Olympic Games, theย organizersย ofย theย Parisย Olympicsย announced onย Friday thatย theyย wereย experiencing issuesย relatedย toย aย significantย globalย computerย systemsย failure.

Theย problemsย aroseย afterย aย significantย outageย wreckedย havocย onย computerย systemsย throughoutย theย globe,ย affectingย telecommunicationsย inย Australia,ย groundingย planesย inย theย US,ย andย disruptingย televisionย broadcastsย inย theย UK.

“Parisย 2024ย isย awareย ofย widespreadย technicalย problemsย withย Microsoftย softwareย onย aย globalย scale. “Theseย problemsย areย affectingย theย ITย operationsย ofย Parisย 2024,”ย theย organizersย said in a statement.

Onย Friday,ย oneย weekย priorย toย theย openingย ceremonyย ofย theย Games,ย theย Parisย Olympicsย organizersย declaredย thatย theyย wereย experiencingย problemsย stemmingย fromย aย majorย globalย computerย systemsย failure.

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Theย issuesย startedย whenย aย bigย outageย wreakedย havocย onย computerย systemsย allย aroundย theย world,ย hurtingย Australianย telephones,ย bringingย downย USย planes,ย andย interferingย withย UKย televisionย broadcasts.

Theย organizersย said,ย “Parisย 2024ย isย awareย ofย widespreadย technicalย issuesย withย Microsoftย softwareย onย aย globalย scale.ย Theseย issuesย areย affectingย Parisย 2024’sย ITย operations.”

Inย responseย toย serviceย problems,ย Microsoftย announcedย inย aย statementย thatย itย wasย implementingย “mitigationย actions”. Ifย thoseย wereย connectedย toย theย worldwideย disruptionsย wasย unclear.

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