India, Oct. 29 -- Microsoft experienced problems in its Azure cloud and 365 services just hours before the company's planned earnings release on Wednesday.

Social media users who were using Microsoft products reported issues accessing their websites and services, and the company's website was unavailable. The user-reported Downdetector says the issues started at approximately 11:40 a.m. ET.

Later, Microsoft acknowledged the problems with its Azure and 365 support accounts on X.

"We're investigating an issue impacting several Azure services," the Azure support account stated. Customers may experience issues when accessing services. Updates are provided via the Azure status."

Azure further stated that "customers may be experiencing issu...