Business owners often think of the costs of their computer systems as the total dollar value spent on hardware, software and services. However, over the life of each system, the biggest cost is lost productivity due to software glitches, downtime and the lack of appropriate training.

 

How many hours a month do you or your employees spend trying to solve computer problems instead of getting work done? Have you ever calculated the true costs to your business? We have provided some basic averages below but you can give it a try by entering your own exact information to get a much better idea of what your true cost of lost productivity is.