IDG Contributor Network: Will predictive AI finally solve the multi-billion-dollar downtime problem?

Downtime for today’s large, complex businesses means more than a simple inconvenience. The cost of interruptions, especially when workers are prevented from completing tasks due to out-of-service infrastructure, can be huge. A Gartner study called “The Cost of Downtime” suggests that a large company may actually lose as much as $540,000 per hour from a preventable technical failure.For service companies, that means providing equipment upkeep and repairs in a timely and effectiv