How to Reduce Equipment Downtime by 60%

The Downtime Cost

Every hour of downtime costs ₹5,000-50,000 depending on company size. A server down for 4 hours costs ₹20,000-2,00,000 in lost productivity alone.

Strategy 1: Preventive Maintenance

Schedule maintenance before failures occur. Track maintenance history per asset to identify patterns.

Strategy 2: Monitoring

Set up alerts for: disk space below 20%, CPU usage above 80%, network errors, backup failures.

Strategy 3: Spare Inventory

Keep critical spares on hand: 1 spare laptop, 1 spare router, 1 spare switch. Cost is trivial vs downtime cost.

Strategy 4: AMC Management

Never let AMCs expire. Track renewal dates and budget for renewals annually.