Investing In Reliability: Why Downtime Is Not An Option

13 June 2024

In data critical sectors such as financial services, every minute of IT downtime translates to substantial losses. One study shows the financial impact of IT downtime on the trading floor could be as high as $9 million (£7.43 million) per hour. Another says unplanned downtime cost Fortune Global 500 industrial companies almost $1.5 trillion (£1.24 trillion) last year.

Why does downtime matter?

One thing is clear; downtime is not an option for financial organisations – or indeed for any organisation. Users need to be able to work as effectively as possible, all of the time – deals made on the trading floor, for example, depend on the reliability of IT infrastructure.

But whilst reliability of IT infrastructure is vital in mission critical and data intensive environments, it is also more difficult to achieve due to the unique requirements.

When one trader is busy, many traders are busy – unlike other areas of the business where companies can oversubscribe hardware based on users not all being active at once. Traders typically have high-end PCs or workstations with significant dedicated resources, and common Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) deployments are often not suitable for the workload, or required density (number of users). There is a growing trend for agile working too – all of which can threaten the reliability of compute infrastructure.

How to minimise the risk of downtime

The answer lies in agile and secure infrastructure solutions that are designed for the data centre – available and ready-to-use 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Look for workstations with enhanced features such as error-correcting memory, redundant storage arrays, hot-swap cooling fans and fault-tolerant power supplies which allow your mission-critical workloads to run continuously, without risk of interruption or downtime.

With expert planning and deployment support, you can achieve the highest level of uptime and root out issues which may affect your users down the line.

Why choose Amulet Hotkey?

Our powerful technologies empower organisations and, crucially, minimise the risk of downtime in rapidly evolving workplaces. They enable you to create and deliver ideas faster, transform competitive capabilities and secure operational resilience.

The CoreStation™ range of remote workstations set the industry benchmark for optimal density and eliminate the trade-off between more users and reduced performance. Our design approach creates scalable solutions that grow with your business and without constraint, whatever your workload.

Want to know more about our agile and secure infrastructure solutions? Get in touch.