: time during which a piece of equipment (such as a computer) is functioning or able to function
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We need to maximize network uptime.
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Report trust scores, error rates and pipeline uptime alongside revenue and customer KPIs.
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Jay Limburn, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Such rates are priced based on the business value customers get — things like uptime, scalability, AI features and security.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
That next-generation equipment now has a 97 percent uptime.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
If successful, this broadens Nvidia’s total addressable market into logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, construction, retail, and autonomous systems—sectors that prize uptime and safety.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jay Limburn, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Such rates are priced based on the business value customers get — things like uptime, scalability, AI features and security.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
That next-generation equipment now has a 97 percent uptime.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025
If successful, this broadens Nvidia’s total addressable market into logistics, manufacturing, healthcare, construction, retail, and autonomous systems—sectors that prize uptime and safety.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
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“Uptime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uptime. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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