Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for generating a prediction warning when an operational disturbance is detected in a computer, software program or in network. A classifying portion classifies problems or outages according to an impact that the problem or the outage has on the computer, software program or network. An analysis portion analyzes data and establishes links between isolated computer, software or network problems or outages, and outputs a likely cost of a future computer, software or network problem or outage. A reporting portion reports the prediction warning in response to the likelihood of the computer, software or future network problem or outage in a format that is selected based on a type of user.