Besides any potential revenue loss, an outage can affect a vendor's integrity and possibly open the door for competitors.

除了可能的收入损失外，一次停用可能会影响供应商的信誉，有可能为竞争者打开大门。

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IT is widely documented that outages increase the total cost of IT ownership, as well as causing potential damage to client relationships and loss of revenue.

许多事例证明系统停止服务会增加IT总拥有成本，还可能会损害客户关系和损失收入。

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But there is another, more mundane cost that should be taken into account: the loss of potential revenue.

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This may change as CEOs realize that inaction means not only a loss of revenue but also potential shareholder lawsuits.

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