3 Most Widespread Causes of Server Downtime

3 Most Widespread Causes of Server Downtime

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Though companies often take each possible safety measure, the threat of server downtime is tough to eliminate fully. Even a few minutes of downtime can cost greatly in terms of lost output and opportunity.

Cyber Attack:

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One of the more eminent server downtime causes, cyberattacks generally make big headlines when they happen. Vulnerabilities in networks make opportunities for hackers to get access to systems, letting them steal data, close applications, and lock out users with ransomware. Even if a system is comparatively secure, it may still be susceptible to a DDoS attack that can freeze and crash servers that are not ready to weather the traffic spike.

Hardware failure:

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Sometimes hardware just breaks. It is a disagreeable truth, but data center physical infrastructure is always susceptible to failure of some sort, making it one the foremost causes of downtime. Whether it is an UPS battery failure, a server going down, or a data center cooling system breakdown, hardware presents a broad range of possible issues for IT departments and data center staff.

Software breakdown:

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Though less common than hardware breakdown, network systems are only as effective as the software they are running. When OS are updated with patches that have not gone through appropriate testing, whole applications can become corrupted and bring networks screeching to a standstill.

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