Server downtime: What are the costs?

Server downtime -- it happens. Most large companies have at least once experienced the frustration that is having their servers down, whether it’s for a few minutes, hours or even days. It’s regarded as a part of life, something that happens that you can’t quite prevent, but in fact, server downtime costs companies millions of dollars yearly, either in lost business or in the distraction and psychological toll it takes on employees who have to deal with the problem. But actually, these can be prevented by avoiding common server issues, implementing agile working practices and creating a plan should emergencies happen.… [Continue Reading]