'Longer the delay, bigger the backlog': Singaporeans frustrated as Microsoft outage drags on
Microsoft services have been hit with an outage since Thursday (Nov 12), resulting in many users across Singapore affected, particularly as they attempt to access email for work.Randy Tan, a research analyst who uses his email to keep track of current affairs, told AsiaOne on Friday (Nov 13) that access to Outlook has been impacted.While he said that his workflow hasn't been affected that much as of yet, Tan expressed concern about what comes after the outage is resolved."I worry that the longer the delay, the larger the backlog of emails to look into and thus having to make more time later on to clear them," he said.Human resources manager Priscilla Lim was hit harder by the outage as her work relies heavily on email.Not only has the disruption affected her ability to respond to ongoing situations, she also has to reroute communications to other platforms to keep work moving, she explained."It's definitely inconvenient and frustrating, especially when email is such an integral part of our daily operations."