In today’s world, when customers expect 24/7 services and organizations need the “always-on” nature of businesses to operate with a mobile workforce and serve globally, —100% uptime has become essential. If the IT systems go down, both productivity and customer service suffers. Several businesses that rely on technology to function come to a screeching halt—the cost of downtime is more severe for them.According to Carbonite, if the IT system of a small or medium-sized business (SMB) goes down for just 1 hour, that could cost about$25,620, or$427.00 per minute.There are multiple reasons that may lead to expensive downtime. Some prevalent…