SLO Implementation ROI Calculator

Calculate the real financial impact of implementing Service Level Objectives

Company Profile

Your company's total annual revenue
USD
Total IT operational budget per year
USD

Current State (Without SLOs)

Total hours of unplanned downtime per year
hours/year
Average time to resolve incidents
minutes
Number of incidents requiring response
incidents
Number of engineers handling incidents
engineers
Annual salary including benefits
USD/year

SLO Implementation Costs

Datadog, New Relic, Nobl9, etc.
USD/year
Initial setup, training, process design
USD
SRE training, workshops, certifications
USD
New SRE team members needed
people

Expected Improvements

Expected reduction in total downtime
%
Faster incident resolution time
%
Proactive prevention of incidents
%
Time freed up for feature work
%

⚠️ Assumptions Based On Research

  • 3-5x reduction in incident costs (industry benchmark)
  • Proactive monitoring prevents 40-70% of incidents
  • MTTR improves 40-60% with proper SLO alerting
  • Engineers gain 20-30% productivity from reduced firefighting

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ROI Summary

Year 1 Net Savings

$0
After all costs

Year 1 ROI

0%
Return on investment

3-Year Savings

$0
Cumulative benefit

Payback Period

0
Months to break even

Before SLOs

0h
Annual downtime

After SLOs

0h
Annual downtime

Before SLOs

0m
Mean time to repair

After SLOs

0m
Mean time to repair

Detailed Cost Breakdown

Current Annual Costs (Without SLOs)

Downtime Revenue Loss $0
Incident Response Labor $0
Lost Productivity $0
Customer Churn (Estimated) $0
TOTAL ANNUAL IMPACT $0

With SLO Implementation

Year 1 Tooling Costs $0
Implementation & Training $0
Additional SRE Hiring $0
Remaining Downtime Cost $0
TOTAL YEAR 1 COST $0

Cost Comparison Over 3 Years

Implementation Timeline & Returns

1

Months 1-3: Planning & Setup

Define SLIs/SLOs, select tools, train team, establish baselines

Cost: $0 | Savings: $0
2

Months 4-6: Initial Rollout

Implement SLOs for critical services, establish error budgets, begin tracking

Cost: $0 | Savings: $0 (20% improvement)
3

Months 7-9: Optimization

Refine SLOs based on data, automate alerting, expand coverage

Cost: $0 | Savings: $0 (50% improvement)
4

Months 10-12: Full Adoption

Organization-wide SLO culture, proactive incident prevention, data-driven decisions

Cost: $0 | Savings: $0 (Full benefit)

Next Steps

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