Post Incident Review (PIR) – Azure Resource Manager – Service management failures affecting Azure in China

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ResolvedLasted 9 h 10 min

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In short

Microsoft reported degraded service affecting Azure, starting 22:50 UTC on 8 Dec 2025. Microsoft marked it resolved at 08:00 UTC on 9 Dec 2025 after 9 h 10 min. Microsoft has since published a post-incident report.

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  1. 8 Dec 2025

    MicrosoftMicrosoft says it startedon Azure Status

  2. 9 Dec 2025+9 h 10 min

    MicrosoftResolved

  3. 13 Nov+339 days 16 h

    MicrosoftEarliest version we archivedOur archive started 15:10 UTC; earlier versions were not recorded.

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