As of 2023, 17 percent of detected data center and IT outages worldwide had a significant impact on the organizations. Meanwhile, six percent of them were evaluated as serious, while four percent were categorized as severe.
Level of severity of the most significant data center and IT downtime worldwide as of 2023
On a scale of 1 (negligible) to 5 (severe) how would you classify your data center’s most impactful outage in the past three years, either in your own facility or because of a third-party service provider? (n=781)
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