The results of the study: the average minute of downtime data center costs US $ 7900

Probably, even those who are "far from the topic" understands that a simple data center translates as owners and customers in the bank. But how many can cost, for example, a minute of downtime DC (take the average temperature in the hospital)? It turns out that a very large amount - US $ 7900 , in addition, cost of downtime increases from year to year. Back in 2010, the same minute of downtime DC average cost about 5600 US dollars. The study conducted by a team Ponemon Institute, and all this work was funded in 2010 by Emerson Network Power. It should be noted that the study was conducted on the basis of 67 data centers with an average area of ​​232 square meters, and used data from the DC in various industries / businesses.

This was done by analysis of direct, indirect and consequential damages as a result of downtime data centers. Specialists assessed damages resulting from loss of critical data, loss of productivity of business processes, damages, lawsuits, loss of customer confidence.

The greatest losses, according to information received, carried the organization's business model which is based on the guarantee of data availability and security equipment customers. The greatest loss of all the above was an incident with losses for holders of DC in 1, 7 million US dollars. It is worth noting that, in spite of all these incidents, their number is still reduced, as compared with 2010, though not much.

Of course, the more "productive", so to speak, become data centers, the customers suffer big losses DC and owners of downtime. All this is due to, among other things, the rising price of all supported environments DC business operations, and the fact that data is placed in the DC, are becoming increasingly critical, important.

"Due to the ever-increasing amounts of data and transactions in the environment of the data center, you can expect a price increase minutes of inactivity" - said the head and founder of the Ponemon Institute. "Nevertheless, the growth rates minutes downtime by 41% since 2010, was even better than expected. This strong growth in the value of "blackout" could lead to the fact that the minute of downtime will cost hundreds of thousands of dollars ", - continued Larry Pounemon.

Key findings are as follows:

- The average length of data center downtime, due to all sorts of force majeure, is 86 minutes. The price of such downtime, if guided by the above calculations is 690,200 US dollars. In 2010, the comparable figure is 97 minutes and US $ 505,500;

- Downtime + recovery in the average is 119 minutes, and 901 500 US dollars. In 2010, the comparable figure was 134 minutes and 680 700 dollars;

- 91% of respondents (owners and operators of DC) for a period of 24 months from accidents. In 2010, delays were 95% of respondents.

Despite the fact that the total number of accidents / incidents in DC, compared with 2010, reduced, there are some areas where emergency downtime was, on the contrary, more. This hotel business, public organizations, transport organizations and media sector i>.

Original research is available on the website Emerson , plus available clear инфографика.

Source: habrahabr.ru/company/kingservers/blog/205082/