11 May 2021 How to mitigate the impacts of an IT outage This article will take a look at how organisations can mitigate the operational effects caused by an IT outage, and prevent them from occurring From maximum visibility to backup plans, there are important steps to be made to mitigate outages. Whether employees stick to a 9-5 routine or work more flexible hours, an IT outage can prove costly and severely disruptive to operations across the organisation. According to Gartner, downtime can cost companies $5,600 per minute and up to $300,000 per hour in web application downtime. In addition, not only does it bring productivity to a stop, but victims of outages aren’t able to continue providing services to their customers, which can lead to a loss of trust.