The statistic shows the average hourly cost of critical server outages, by vertical industry, according to a 2017 survey. As of May 2017, the banking/finance industry is estimated to lose 9.3 million U.S. dollars per hour of server downtime.
Average cost per hour of server downtime worldwide in 2017, by vertical industry
(in million U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Average hourly downtime cost in million U.S. dollars
Banking/finance
9.3
Media and communications
9
Manufacturing
8.5
Government
7.8
Food/hotel/hospitality
7.7
Transportation
7.1
Healthcare
6.9
Utilities
6.7
Retail
6.6
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