Availability Downtime Budget
Calculate allowable downtime for a chosen uptime target and period.
Your inputs
Calculation results
Formula & assumptions
Downtime = period × (1−availability fraction).
Values use the specified units. Calculations use floating-point arithmetic. Check input measurements and formula assumptions before applying the result.
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Using Availability Downtime Budget
Calculate allowable downtime for a chosen uptime target and period.
- Enter target availability, period using the units printed under each field.
- Choose Calculate, or enable live updates. Review the result labels and formula assumptions.
- Save scenarios to compare up to five variations, then copy the report or download JSON or CSV.
Example
Target availability: 99.9 percent Period: 30 days Allowable downtime · seconds: 2592 Allowable downtime · minutes: 43.2 Allowable downtime · hours: 0.72
Questions & answers
What does Availability Downtime Budget calculate?
Calculate allowable downtime for a chosen uptime target and period.
Which units should I enter?
Target availability uses percent. Period uses days. Convert values to these units before calculating.
Which formula does it use?
Downtime = period × (1−availability fraction).
What does the included example show?
Target availability: 99.9 percent; Period: 30 days. Result: Allowable downtime · seconds = 2592; Allowable downtime · minutes = 43.2; Allowable downtime · hours = 0.72.
Can I compare different settings?
Yes. Save a scenario, change the inputs and save another result. Up to five scenarios are compared in this tab; they disappear when you reload or leave.
Can I export the calculation?
Copy the JSON report or download JSON and CSV with inputs, result labels and numeric values. Processing uses local JavaScript; no calculation request is sent to our server. Displayed values use up to 10 significant digits; exports retain JavaScript numeric precision.
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