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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (16164)	5/6/1998 11:34:00 PM
From: Jack Zahran	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 31646

Excellent post Ron, many of us find it hard to grasp the real costs of going down for even 4 hours. For some companies it costs them Millions of dollars. You reminded me of a conversation I had with program manager in the mid-80's (A Coke manager who lived outside of Atlanta, Georgia). He mentioned that when the main computer system went down for just one hour, they lost 4 hours of productivity. The reason why? When the system goes down, everyone goes on a break, an extended break. By the time they realize the system is back up, and make it back to their desk a few hours have gone by along with a few million in productivity, lost sales, delayed shipments, etc... There is a cost justification for some of these companies to make sure they don't go down for even one day. And, I bet they'll pay millions for that piece of mind. Jack Zahran