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App Downtime Costs Drive DevOps Opportunities

Cost of downtime The Cost of Unplanned Downtime The average total cost of unplanned application downtime per year is $1.25 billion to $2.5 billion. Cost of Infrastructure Failure Servers now run more apps than ever. The average hourly cost of an infrastructure failure at large enterprises is $100,000 per hour. Cost of Application Failure Most […]

Written By: Michael Vizard
Mar 12, 2015
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Cost of downtime

1 - The Cost of Unplanned DowntimeThe Cost of Unplanned Downtime

The average total cost of unplanned application downtime per year is $1.25 billion to $2.5 billion.

2 - Cost of Infrastructure FailureCost of Infrastructure Failure

Servers now run more apps than ever. The average hourly cost of an infrastructure failure at large enterprises is $100,000 per hour.

3 - Cost of Application FailureCost of Application Failure

Most large organizations are not too big to fail; they just can’t afford it. The average cost of a critical application failure per hour is $500,000 to $1 million.

4 - Number of IT Deployment Projects RisesNumber of IT Deployment Projects Rises

The average number of deployments per month is expected to double in two years. Demand for outside management expertise is likely to increase accordingly.

5 - Modernizing DevOpsModernizing DevOps

IT organizations that have tried to custom-adjust current tools to meet DevOps practices have a failure rate of 80%, thus making tool replacement and/or addition a critical requirement.

6 - High Hopes for DevOpsHigh Hopes for DevOps

There is an expectation that DevOps-led projects will accelerate the delivery of capabilities to the customer by an average of 15% to 20%.

7 - DevOps FrustrationDevOps Frustration

The average cost percentage (per year) of a single application’s development, testing, deployment and operations life cycle considered wasteful and unnecessary is 25%.

8 - Practicing DevOpsPracticing DevOps

Only 43% of respondents are currently using DevOps practices, while another 40% are currently evaluating DevOps.

thumbnail Michael Vizard

Michael Vizard is a seasoned IT journalist, with nearly 30 years of experience writing and editing about enterprise IT issues. He is a writer for publications including Programmableweb, IT Business Edge, CIOinsight, Channel Insider and UBM Tech. He formerly was editorial director for Ziff-Davis Enterprise, where he launched the company’s custom content division, and has also served as editor in chief for CRN and InfoWorld. He also has held editorial positions at PC Week, Computerworld and Digital Review.

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