The statistic reveals the range of costs associated with unplanned data center outages in the United States in 2016, by cost type. In 2016, the average recovery costs to a data center for unplanned outages was 21 thousand U.S. dollars.
Cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States for 2016
(in U.S. dollars)
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Cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States for 2016
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Ponemon Institute. (January 9, 2016). Cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States for 2016 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/666807/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-breakdown/
Ponemon Institute. "Cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States for 2016 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 9, 2016. Statista. Accessed March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/666807/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-breakdown/
Ponemon Institute. (2016). Cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States for 2016 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/666807/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-breakdown/
Ponemon Institute. "Cost Breakdown for Unplanned Data Center Outages in The United States for 2016 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jan 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/666807/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-breakdown/
Ponemon Institute, Cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States for 2016 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/666807/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-breakdown/ (last visited March 14, 2025)
Cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States for 2016 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Ponemon Institute, January 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/666807/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-breakdown/
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