The statistic reveals the range of costs, per minute, associated with unplanned data center outages in the United States, from 2010 to 2016. In 2016, the average unplanned data center outage cost the data center U.S. dollars per minute. On average, unplanned data center outages lasted ** minutes.
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Ponemon Institute. (January 9, 2016). Per-minute cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States from 2010 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/666816/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-per-minute/
Ponemon Institute. "Per-minute cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States from 2010 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 9, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/666816/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-per-minute/
Ponemon Institute. (2016). Per-minute cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States from 2010 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/666816/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-per-minute/
Ponemon Institute. "Per-minute Cost Breakdown for Unplanned Data Center Outages in The United States from 2010 to 2016 (in U.S. Dollars)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 Jan 2016, /statistics/666816/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-per-minute/
Ponemon Institute, Per-minute cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States from 2010 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/666816/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-per-minute/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Per-minute cost breakdown for unplanned data center outages in the United States from 2010 to 2016 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Ponemon Institute, January 9, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/666816/united-states-data-centers-unplanned-outage-cost-per-minute/
