How a 120-Site Retail Chain Misread 99.9% Uptime and Nearly Lost $420,480

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Why the Uptime Metric Felt Safe - and Why It Wasn't BrightLane was a regional retail chain with 120 stores and a growing e-commerce arm. Leadership had negotiated vendor SLAs that promised 99