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What does an hour offline cost your business?

When the internet, the server or your computers stop, people still get paid and customers still wait. Put in a few numbers and see what an outage really costs. Nothing you type leaves your browser.

1 Your team

People who can't work without computersAverage pay per hour, with benefits$How much of their work stops%

2 Your sales

Yearly revenue$Hours you're open in a year2,080 = 40 a weekSales lost for good during an outage% of what you'd normally make

Some sales just move to later. Count only what you'd never get back, like walk-ins who go elsewhere or missed calls.

3 The outage

Internet out for half a day Server or network failure Ransomware attack

Work hours downEmergency IT help to fix it$

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Questions people ask

Where does the ransomware number come from?

Businesses hit by ransomware are often down or limping along for two to four weeks while systems are cleaned and restored. Change the hours to match your own situation.

What isn't counted here?

Customers who leave, missed deadlines, overtime to catch up, legal or notification costs after a breach, and the stress on your team. The real cost is usually higher.

How do I lower my downtime cost?

Watch systems around the clock so problems are fixed before they stop work, keep backups you can restore from quickly, and have a backup internet connection. That's most of what managed IT does.

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