WASHINGTON: Microsoft said on Saturday that its Microsoft Azure users may experience increased latency due to multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea. In an updated status message for its Azure system, the company said its users may experience service disruptions on traffic routes through the Middle East. “We do expect higher latency on some traffic that previously traversed through the Middle East. Network traffic that does not traverse through the Middle East is not impacted. We’ll continue to provide daily updates, or sooner if conditions change,” Microsoft said.

Microsoft said its Microsoft Azure users may experience increased latency due to multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea.

WASHINGTON: Microsoft said on Saturday that its Microsoft Azure users may experience increased latency due to multiple undersea fiber cuts in the Red Sea. In an updated status…

Microsoft warns customers of ‘increased latency’ in connectivity and says efforts are under way to resolve the issue.

Unexplained damage to the cables is causing delays in traffic going through the Middle East, the tech giant says.

One of Microsoft's cloud services has been disrupted by severed cables below the surface of the Red Sea, the company has said.