What Does Downtime Really Cost?
Most SMEs have no idea how much money walks out the door during an IT outage. They think about lost work hours, but forget about reputational damage, customer churn, and emergency repair costs.
The Numbers
**Direct Costs:**
**Indirect Costs:**
**Hidden Costs:**
Real-World Examples
A medical clinic losing appointment scheduling system for 4 hours loses:
**Total: £4,800-£5,800 for a 4-hour outage**
A law firm losing document management for 8 hours loses:
**Total: £85,000+ for an 8-hour outage**
The Prevention Investment
Preventing downtime costs a fraction of recovering from it:
Compare to a single day of unexpected downtime costing £10,000-£100,000.
The ROI on prevention is immediate and obvious.
What Stops Most Outages?
1. **Redundancy** - If one system fails, another takes over
2. **Backup power** - UPS systems keep things running during power loss
3. **Network redundancy** - Multiple internet connections ensure connectivity
4. **Regular monitoring** - Catch problems before they become outages
5. **Disaster recovery plan** - Know exactly what to do when crisis hits
6. **Regular backups** - Recover data and systems quickly
Your Risk Assessment
Ask yourself:
If you hesitated on any answer, you're at risk.
SmartPath's Downtime Prevention
Our managed IT services eliminate 95% of preventable downtime through:
**Get a free downtime risk assessment today.**