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Downtime Cost Calculator

Estimate the revenue impact of POS and connectivity downtime for restaurant locations — a research tool for building resilience business cases.

The problem

Technology resilience investments struggle without a shared understanding of what downtime costs. This calculator helps restaurant operators model revenue impact from average ticket, transaction volume, and outage duration — so failover and redundancy decisions are grounded in business economics, not fear.

Who this is for

  • CFOs approving backup internet or SD-WAN spend
  • Operations leaders documenting outage impact after incidents
  • IT directors prioritizing investments across locations

Common buying triggers

  • Post-outage review requiring documented revenue impact
  • Budget cycle comparing downtime cost vs. cellular backup pricing
  • Franchise board evaluating corporate network standards

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[Interactive calculator — coming soon] Enter average hourly revenue, expected outages per year, and average duration to estimate annual downtime cost. Compare the result against cellular backup or redundant circuit pricing to test ROI.

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