How much does it really cost your organization when the network crashes?

While an exact figure is hard to compute, the real loss is probably much higher than you think. Today's lean organization structures, interactive workflow, virtual project teams and tight deadlines mean you rely more than ever on the network as a productivity tool. When it goes down, the pace of productive work slows to a crawl. Unfortunately, your costs of doing business don't change to match. You can estimate the cost of a power problem by totaling your direct and indirect costs of losing, then regaining your network. The key is to identify all the costs associated with system downtime. Take a moment to use our Downtime Calculator to estimate just how much downtime costs you.

1 Company Information

Annual Gross Revenue

This number is used to determine the value of one hour's time to your organization.

Number of Employees

Total number of your company's employees is used to determine the average value of one hour of an employee's time to your organization.

Annual Gross Revenue

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Number of Employees

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2 Revenue Information

Number of Sales

Total number of annual sales is used to determine the average value of one sale.

Number of Customers

The number of customers your organization services annually is used to determine the average dollar value of one customer.

Number of Sales per Year

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Number of Customers per Year

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3 Downtime Information

Lost Data

Almost everyone has restarted a PC and found that hours of work was irretrievably lost. That problem is multiplied when the network crashes. The cost is usually measure in hours of extra time it takes to replace the lost data.

Employee Downtime

Many employees are paid to be at their computers. If the network is down, their productivity drops to zero. Keep in mind this is in addition to lost data, not a substitute.

Lost Customers

This is guesswork, but it shouldn't be overlooked. Some prospective customers won't wait for you to solve your problems...they just buy elsewhere.

Hours required to replace lost data per incident

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Average hours of downtime per incident

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Estimated lost customers per incident

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Your real cost of system downtime per hour is

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Now You know...

Here is your real cost of system downtime. Compare the cost per hour of network downtime to the cost of quality power protection. In most cases, power protection equipment will pay for itself by preventing as little as a single network crash.

Important Information: The numbers presented in the Downtime Calculator are estimates and provided for illustration purposes only. Actual expenses and financial loss due to downtime may vary based on a range of variables not contemplated in the calculator. Some expense items listed in the calculator may not be covered by insurance. Numerical results presented in the Downtime Calculator are based on a proprietary formula created by DP Air Corporation.