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Scheduled and Unscheduled Downtime
Filed Under (Web hosting) by on 30-09-2009
A scheduled downtime is a common event among among web hosting providers and is the type that is anticipated. This usually happens when there are scheduled maintenance to be done and since this is anticipated, customers won’t be surprised to find their site down. They will also appreciate the fact that the maintenance is aimed at improving the overall quality of the service that they are paying for.
An unscheduled downtime on the other hand can be a cause for concern as there are no prior announcements made. This usually happens when there are network failures within the infrastructure or serious software failure in the system.
Based on previous incidents, software failure is the leading culprit of an unscheduled downtime. It is usually caused by either the operating system or one or more of the applications crashing.