On November 12, 2026, Microsoft reported a global service outage affecting organizations across a broad range of industries worldwide.

This widespread disruption has been extensively covered by national and international news media.

We rely on Microsoft as a primary technology provider due to its established reliability, scalability, and ability to support our extensive technology infrastructure.

We are actively working with Microsoft and monitoring the situation as we await full restoration of services.

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