Microsoft outage disrupts orders at Danish flower shop

A global Microsoft outage disrupted work at Bringstrup Blomster, a flower shop that handles most orders by email, DR reported.

Owner Brian Storgaard said the outage brought a hectic morning as customers called instead. Staff took orders by hand, while some emails sent the previous evening could not be opened.

Microsoft said the problems were caused by what it described as “increased load” on its infrastructure. The outage affected users and businesses in many parts of the world, including the United States and Australia, with Outlook particularly affected.

The disruption did not pause demand for flowers. The shop delivers for occasions including weddings and funerals, and some orders have to arrive on time.

Storgaard said emails and orders had started coming through again, but he was unsure whether the systems were fully back up.