Website downtime costs businesses thousands a month
Briefly

Unreliable hosting infrastructure costs companies significantly, leading to an average loss of five hours of downtime per month. Industries such as marketing, IT, and professional services are particularly affected, with many companies losing over $2,500 monthly due to downtime. Businesses allocate around $418 per month to fix hosting issues, with education experiencing the highest losses. Security issues are prevalent, with many companies facing hacking attempts, and a considerable portion reports vulnerabilities stemming from poor hosting. Satisfaction with hosting providers is low, with only a quarter reporting high satisfaction.
Website issues caused by unreliable hosting infrastructure, security gaps, and chronic downtime are costing companies a significant amount of money. A survey of 500 business owners, developers, and IT decision-makers revealed an average loss of five hours per month to downtime. Many industries reported notable downtime, with prolific losses: one-in-five companies losing more than $2,500 per month. Education leads in costs at $663 per month while issues from poor hosting have made businesses experience security vulnerabilities and hacking attempts.
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Almost half of businesses faced hacking attempts in the past year, and 32% suffered data breaches due to poor hosting security. Poor hosting has led to security vulnerabilities and many experienced hacking attempts or website slowdowns caused by malicious activity.
The survey respondents were lukewarm about their hosting providers, with 72% saying they were somewhat or slightly satisfied. Only a quarter were extremely or very satisfied.
Read at IT Pro
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