Azure Virtual Machines outage on August 14 — 17-minute disruption
Aug 14, 06:14 AM → Aug 14, 06:32 AM · 17 minutes · medium
An incident affecting Azure Virtual Machines was detected on August 14, 2026, at 06:14 UTC, initially identified through user reports. The issue resulted in a 17-minute disruption to service. Normal operations were restored on August 14, 2026, at 06:32 UTC.
Impact
The incident was initially detected through user reports, with a peak of 3 reports observed over a 15-minute period. Specific issue types or impacted regions were not recorded during this time. Users may have experienced intermittent issues with Azure Virtual Machines. We appreciate users reporting these observations, which aided in the detection and resolution process.
Outage timeline
- Aug 14, 06:14 AM
PulseWatch detected elevated report volume (medium severity)
- Aug 14, 06:14 AM
Status updated: possible issue
- Aug 14, 06:15 AM
Peak of 0 reports in 15 minutes (baseline 1.5)
- Aug 14, 06:32 AM
Report volume returned to baseline — incident resolved
Official updates
- Aug 14, 06:14 AM
Azure Virtual Machines status page acknowledged the incident.
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