The statistic shows the leading causes of unplanned application or data center outages or downtime, as of 2015, according to a survey of IT professionals. As of 2015, 61 percent of respondents indicated that human error had been the cause of unplanned data center or application downtime.
Unexpected causes of application or data center outages worldwide, as of 2015
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The question was phrased by the source as: "What unexpected incidents have caused application or data center outages?"
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DataCore Software. (April 15, 2015). Unexpected causes of application or data center outages worldwide, as of 2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/679012/worldwide-application-data-center-outage-causes/
DataCore Software. "Unexpected causes of application or data center outages worldwide, as of 2015." Chart. April 15, 2015. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679012/worldwide-application-data-center-outage-causes/
DataCore Software. (2015). Unexpected causes of application or data center outages worldwide, as of 2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/679012/worldwide-application-data-center-outage-causes/
DataCore Software. "Unexpected Causes of Application or Data Center Outages Worldwide, as of 2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/679012/worldwide-application-data-center-outage-causes/
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