The Uptime Budget
The Uptime Budget is a publication for IT professionals who want to understand not just how networks run, but how they are funded, justified, and scaled.
Our goal is simple. Help network engineers, NetOps leaders, and infrastructure teams think like business operators.
Leveling up in IT is not only about mastering BGP or automation. It is about understanding how uptime translates to revenue, how tooling decisions affect headcount, and how smart technical strategy shapes long-term budgets.
If you want to build better systems and make stronger business cases for them, you are in the right place.
About the Author
Doug Whately is an experienced IT expert, with years spent in the trenches at CISCO, and an M.S. in Network Engineering from UC Irvine. Through his years of experience, he’s come to understand what works, why it works, and how much it costs.