Downtime doesn’t just frustrate your staff—it disrupts operations, delays service delivery, and chips away at client trust. Whether it’s caused by a failed server, power outage, or misconfigured update, the result is the same: lost time and money.
Let’s talk about the real cost of downtime—and what you can do to prevent it.
How Expensive Is IT Downtime?
According to recent industry benchmarks, small to mid-sized businesses lose an average of $5,600 per minute of downtime. That includes lost productivity, missed opportunities, and recovery costs.
For a two-hour outage? That’s over $670,000 in potential impact.
Common Causes of Downtime
- Aging Infrastructure – Old servers and networking hardware are more prone to failure.
- Lack of Monitoring – Issues go unnoticed until it’s too late.
- Infrequent Backups – Recovery takes longer—or becomes impossible—without proper data backup protocols.
- Cyber Incidents – Attacks like ransomware can grind your systems to a halt.
- No Disaster Recovery Plan – When things break, there’s no clear roadmap for getting back online.
5 Ways to Prevent It
- Invest in Reliable Infrastructure – Modern hardware and cloud-based systems reduce failure points.
- Use 24/7 Monitoring – Catch small problems before they snowball.
- Automate Backups – Ensure data recovery is fast, tested, and offsite.
- Create a Disaster Recovery Plan – Know who does what in a crisis.
- Work with a Managed IT Provider – Delegate oversight to pros who do this every day.
“Downtime isn’t just inconvenient—it’s a strategic risk.”
How NetRunner Helps
Our Managed Infrastructure plans are built for uptime. We deliver:
- Continuous infrastructure monitoring
- Daily and redundant cloud backups
- Patch management and system updates
- Performance optimization
- 24/7 alert response and remediation
Whether you choose our Essentials or Enterprise tier, we’re watching your environment around the clock.
