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DOWNTIME COST

What does one hour of downtime actually cost?

Quantify lost productivity, lost revenue, and recovery cost. See the case for tested backups and a written disaster recovery plan.

Productivity loss
$4,327
Lost revenue
$12,000
Recovery cost
$2,100
Total impact
$18,427
COST PER HOUR OF DOWNTIME
$2,303

A managed backup and disaster recovery plan typically pays for itself in a single avoided outage.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's included in 'downtime cost'?+

Lost employee productivity (idle wages), lost revenue you couldn't earn during the outage, and the labor cost of recovery. This calculator covers all three.

Is one hour really that expensive?+

For most professional services in South Florida, a single hour of full downtime runs into thousands of dollars when you include payroll, lost billing, and recovery work.

How can backups reduce these costs?+

Immutable, tested backups shorten recovery time (RTO) and protect against ransomware. The faster you can restore, the less time you spend in the cost zones below.