Microsoft's Teams Collaboration Tool Goes Down as the World Works From Home

Demand for Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) collaboration and chat tool Teams has been surging ever since COVID-19 first broke out in China, but with the world on lockdown and companies across the globe embracing remote work arrangements, Teams is feeling the pressure.

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On Monday, Teams suffered a two-hour outage in Europe just as Europeans headed to their home offices to begin what could be weeks of working outside the office. The surge in demand was apparently too much for Microsoft to handle. Workers trying to log on were met with difficulties and they had a hard time sending messages once they were able to log in.

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