of operators believe their most recent downtime incident was preventable with better management/process/config
80%observed
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Respondents' belief about their own most recent incident (Uptime Annual Outage Analysis 2025), not a measured share of preventable outages. The 2026 analysis publishes no newer figure. |
| As of | 2025 |
| Source | Uptime Institute, Annual Outage Analysis 2025, as reported by Data Center Knowledge (2025-05-19) |
| Review | checking…review by 2027-05-31 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-16 · 2 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | of-operators-believe-their-most-recent-downtime |
Where the guide uses it
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