Cost of Downtime Calculator

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The bottom line is what your company's executives care about. This spreadsheet-based tool will help you illustrate the business impact of downtime and help justify investment in hardware and systems.


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From MDE Enterprises, Inc. | May 28, 2009

Let's face it - senior managers do not understand your technology, but they do understand financial and productivity impact.

It can be a great help in trying to justify infrastructure projects when you can show the cost of downtime. This simple tool can go a long way in bridging the communication gap between your IT people and business people by explaining finanicial implications of doing certain things.

This ZIP file includes:

  • Cost of Downtime Calculator.xls
  • Cover Sheet and Terms.pdf
  • Intro Page
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