target audience: TECH BUYER  Publication date: Jun 2021 - Document type: IDC Perspective - Doc  Document number: # US47775320

The Cost of Downtime On Premises Versus Public Cloud and Other Downtime Analysis

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  • Rob Brothers Loading
  • Elaina Stergiades Loading

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  • Executive Snapshot

    • Figure: Executive Snapshot: Downtime On Premises Versus Off Premises (Public Cloud)

  • Situation Overview

    • Current State of Downtime in the Enterprise

    • Figure: Average Annual Hours of Planned and Unplanned Downtime

    • Figure: Average Cost of Downtime Between On- and Off-Premises Workloads

    • Figure: Average Significance of Downtime on the Business

    • Reducing Downtime

    • Figure: Progression of Downtime Over the Past Two Years

    • Figure: Primary Reasons for Reducing Downtime

  • Advice for the Technology Buyer

    • Actions to Consider

    • Moving Workloads to Public Cloud Versus On Premises

    • Cost and Skills Required to Support the Systems Internally Versus Externally

    • Degree of Customization of the Environment

    • IT Resources

    • Key Considerations When Looking at Public Cloud or External Support Providers

  • Learn More

    • Related Research

    • Synopsis