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About three-fourths of ITOps and engineering leaders identify end-to-end observability as their top investment priority to improve infrastructure resilience.

PublisherSplunk
ReportThe Hidden Costs of Downtime
Published19 May 2026
TopicsObservability, Investment

Published by Splunk in The Hidden Costs of Downtime, 19 May 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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