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Calculate the cost of downtime (ROI calculator)

Laura Chappell, Senior Protocol Analyst, Protocol Analysis Institute
Calculate the value of your network time and define how much money you can save by fixing network problems quickly and efficiently using a network analyzer.

This excel spreadsheet created by Chappell provides you with the tools to determine and document the ROI for analyzing a network at packet-level and fixing network problems in a timely manner.

The value of calculating the analysis ROI

  • Analysis ROI helps companies understand the relationship between network performance problems and money loss
  • Analysis ROI helps put the cost of a quality analyzer into perspective by comparing the purchase price to downtime costs
  • You need to know three factors to determine the Analysis ROI: time lost; salaries; and network use percentage
  • The Analysis ROI Worksheet™ can help you quickly work through the numbers for your management reports!

    ROI Calculator

    This Excel spreadsheet contains basic instructions on calculating the cost of periodic network delays, one-time outages or departmentalized network problems.

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