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Data Latency+Loss for Log Analytics In South Africa North - 05/18

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May 18, 2022
Final Update: Wednesday, 18 May 2022 07:01 UTC

We've confirmed that all systems are back to normal with no customer impact as of 05/18, 05:30 UTC. Our logs show the incident started on 05/17, 19:30 UTC and that during the 10 hours that it took to resolve the issue, some customers using Log Analytics in South Africa North region may have experienced data latency and potential data loss. This may have caused delayed or misfired alerts.
  • Root Cause: We determined that a backend service that Log Analytics relies on became unhealthy for a brief period of time causing this issue.
  • Incident Timeline: 10 Hours - 05/17, 19:30 UTC through 05/18, 05:30 UTC
We understand that customers rely on Azure Log Analytics as a critical service and apologize for any impact this incident caused.

-Anmol

Update: Wednesday, 18 May 2022 06:11 UTC

We continue to investigate issues within Log Analytics. Root cause is not fully understood at this time. Some customers continue to experience data latency and potential data loss. This could cause delayed or misfired alerts.  We are working to establish the start time for the issue, initial findings indicate that the problem began at 05/17 ~19:30 UTC. We currently have no estimate for resolution.
  • Work Around: None
  • Next Update: Before 05/18 09:30 UTC
-Anmol

Update: Wednesday, 18 May 2022 03:00 UTC

We continue to investigate issues within Log Analytics in South Africa North. Root cause is not fully understood at this time. Some customers continue to experience data latency and potential data loss. This could cause delayed or misfired alerts. 
  • Work Around: none
  • Next Update: Before 05/18 05:00 UTC
-Ian

Updated May 18, 2022
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