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BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Downtime

  • a period of time during which a machine is not available for use because of maintenance or breakdown

Wiktionary Definition for: Downtime

  • The amount of time lost due to forces beyond one's control, as with a computer crash, especially with a for-profit enterprise.

Additional Resources

The Impact Of Network Downtime On Business Today
A network unavailable for even a relatively short period of time can represent a substantial loss to a business. While the economic consequences of network downtime are a primary concern, the exact costs of downtime are rarely quantified. The cost of downtime is subjective and invariably contains a wide range...
Tags: Software, Network, Downtime, Networking
White papers 2007-05-01
Weyerhaeuser plans downtime at mills
Weyerhaeuser Co. plans 140,000 tons of downtime at its containerboard mills in the fourth quarter, the company said. Most of the downtime (96,000 tons) will be taken at two mills in Plymouth, N.C., and Springfield, Ore. The rest of the downtime (43,000 tons) will be staggered at the company's five...
Tags: downtime, Weyerhaeuser Co.
Research articles 2000-12-01
Congressional downtime. (making the most of legislative recesses)
Congress is home for Christmas. It's downtime on the Hill. But for the association government relations staffer, there is no downtime. There is always something to do or someone to see. Still, traditional Washington, D.C., schedules have periods of r Congress is home for Christmas. It's...
Tags: downtime, U.S. Congress
Research articles 1991-12-01
Software vulnerabilities raise downtime.(Manager's Notebook)(Brief Article)
Security vulnerabilities will increasingly be the cause of system downtime, according to Gartner, which says the share of downtime attributable to security vulnerabilities will triple in four years. "Increasing Internet activity, along wi Security vulnerabilities will increasingly be the...
Tags: downtime, Gartner Inc., notebook, security, software, vulnerability
Research articles 2004-10-01
Measuring power system performance for high-reliability applications: Power system performance isn't about uptime "nines.".(management techniques and theory)
Even if your facility doesn't incur the $10 million/min cost of downtime that some facilities experience, unplanned downtime is costly. Power quality plays a central role in the downtime drama, but focusing on the availability of power can cause yo Even if your facility...
Tags: disturbance, monitoring, monitoring system, performance, theory, United Parcel Service of America Inc.
Research articles 2002-03-01
Medium Businesses Lose $867,000 a Year to Network Downtime, Says Infonetics Research
In a new study on network downtime, Infonetics Research found that medium businesses (101 to 1,000 employees) are losing an average of 1% of their annual revenue, or $867,000, to downtime.
Tags: network
Research articles 2006-03-09
BMC's Business Service Management Helps IT Operations Dramatically Reduce Downtime, Saving the Business Millions of Dollars
* Reduces Downtime by 66 Percent, While Improving Service Quality
Tags: BMC Software Inc., business service, business service management, downtime, information technology
Research articles 2007-05-22
Mirapoint Launches Worldwide Trade-in Program to Stranded Novell GroupWise Customers
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- In first and second graph of release, references to program should read "Zero Downtime" (sted "free Zero Downtime").
Tags: Novell GroupWise, Novell Inc.
Research articles 2006-07-24
PlateSpin Assists in Upgrading to VMware Infrastructure 3 with Near-Zero Downtime
TORONTO -- PlateSpin Releases PowerConvert 6.0 to Provide 100 Percent Automated Migrations from VMware 2.5 to VMware Infrastructure 3 with Minimal Downtime for Production Virtual Machines
Tags: VMware Inc.
Research articles 2006-08-02
Ringing the Changes
The end goal of any maintenance regime is to reduce - or ideally eliminate unplanned downtime. In terms of this overall aim, a Total Productive Maintenance TPM programme is no different. What it does offer, however, in addition to the resultant downtime reduction, is a great opportunity for businesses to...
Tags: Findlay Publications
White papers 2005-07-01
D-Link Helps UMass Consolidate Servers to Streamline Operations, Reduce Downtime
Like many mid-sized enterprises, the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst was interested in consolidating servers to streamline operations, improve its storage architecture, reduce downtime and conserve resources.
Tags: downtime, server, Streamline
Research articles 2008-05-06
GoldenGate Software Announces Zero Downtime Migrations to Fujitsu Servers
With GoldenGate and Fujitsu Solution for Zero Downtime Migrations, Fujitsu Customers Can Migrate Mission-Critical Legacy Systems to PRIMEQUEST Servers Without Taking the Business Offline
Tags: Fujitsu Ltd., server
Research articles 2007-11-12
General Mills slashes downtime with change-management software.(MDT Software's MASS AutoSave computer program)(Brief Article)
Minimizing downtime applies to computer systems as well as production equipment: The time invested in customizing or updating a factory program can mean significant expense. Minimizing downtime applies to computer systems as well as production equipment: The time invested in customizing or updating a...
Tags: computer, downtime, General Mills Inc., software
Research articles 2000-03-01
MEDITECH "Downtime" Solutions From PatientKeeper - Keeping Users In-Sync
PatientKeeper's RAM cache design combined with a background process guarantees that the most current patient data is regularly updated, thereby providing a complete downtime solution. Depending on the level of security required, the system can be structured to allow equivalent functionality during loss of access to the MEDITECH system while...
Tags: PatientKeeper, Downtime, Patient
White papers 2004-05-28
Drive rebuilds without downtime at Boise Cascade
The No. 3 machine at Boise Cascade Corp's DeRidder, La., mill was installed in late 1979. Through 1992, the machine manufactured about 550 tpd of newsprint at speeds of up to 3,700 fpm. In 1992, Boise Cascade wanted to upgrade the drive system. However, the company did not want to...
Tags: Cascade Corp.
Research articles 1994-02-01
IBM launches new software for reduction of server downtime
Worldwide Computer Products News-25 January 2001-IBM launches new software for reduction of server downtime C1995-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Tags: IBM Corp., server, software
Research articles 2001-01-25
Maleic Anhydride Is Tight in US, Europe
Downtime in the US and DuPont purchases in Europe limit supplies and support prices. THE US MALEIC anhydride market is extremely tight due to a quarter rife with downtime at key suppliers. In Europe, a plant built to meet a company's internal req...
Tags: company, downtime, Huntsman Corp.
Research articles 1998-01-19
HP Helps Businesses Reduce Risk of Downtime with Enhanced Business Service Management Software
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- HP (NYSE:HPQ) today introduced enhanced software to help IT organizations monitor and manage business services to mitigate business risk and reduce the potential costs of service downtime.
Tags: business service, business service management, Hewlett-Packard Co.
Research articles 2007-10-22
Wireless temperature monitoring saves downtime.(Case Study)(GE Infrastructure Sensing )(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
Downtime is, at best, expensive and, at worst, a disaster: An unscheduled, 15-minute shutdown caused by overheated equipment cost one semiconductor fabricator $2.5 million. To avoid future outages, that manufacturer and other facilities opted for a n Downtime is, at best, expensive and, at worst, a...
Tags: advertisement, downtime, General Electric Co., wireless
Research articles 2004-06-01
Reduce Downtime With Self-Healing Software
Computers don't always work the way they're supposed to. Freeze-ups, cryptic error messages, slow performance - we've all been there. If you're playing a game or making a greeting card on your PC, these glitches may annoy you. But if you're a small business owner trying to keep your employees...
Tags: Productivity, News, Small Business, Downtime, PC
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