Service Level Agreements (SLA) and what they mean
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Most maintenance agreements have an SLA or Service Level Agreement component. SLAs establish customer expectations with regard to the service provider’s performance and quality in a number of ways. In the case of service agreements, SLAs usually revolve around response times and how long it will take a service provider to respond when you raise an issue. Issues have to be raised in a specific way – for example an online system or via a help desk.
YES – Most support agreements will not guarantee resolution times. This is because the most severe, disruptive problems can take longest to fix and are often outside the immediate control of a service provider.
For example; a server crash can sometimes be resolved by simply restarting the server. That might only take five minutes. However, a server may also go offline because its hard disk has failed. If this happens, it may take a day or two to replace the disk, reinstall software and restore data from backups. Yet both these problems might be classed as ‘severe’, thus falling under the same resolution time.
A guaranteed resolution time will not be provided under Calibre One’s standard terms. However, if you have a particular system that requires a higher level of response or uptime there are options available – your account manager will be able to assist you with developing a solution to meet your needs. Don’t have their info? Go to Contact Us and select IT Support for all the ways to contact us.
Having a clear understanding of the SLAs associated with your maintenance agreement helps understand priorities, how work is allocated and sets expectations.
Calibre One defines our ticket PRIORITY levels as follows:
Some Examples:
The priority level will initially be determined by i-Metrix. We are very familiar with your business and are generally able to make this determination accurately. However, the situation may escalate, or we might get this wrong, so please let us know if you think any issue warrants a different priority level and why.
The priority level for a particular job is determined based on the IMPACT of the problem and the perceived URGENCY as conveyed by the client. For our contract clients we utilise the following matrix to arrive at a PRIORITY level:
Some examples:
A Ticket priority system is an essential component of a well managed response system. In this manner, resources are allocated fairly across all our clients in logical manner and resources allocated to genuine need. The International world standard best practices (ITIL) define these and all reputable IT partners will adopt them to some degree. Even if you had entirely dedicated resources they would need to adopt a similar approach to internal job priority allocation.
For i-Metrix response we undertake the following commitments:
Standard SLA | Premium SLA | |
---|---|---|
Priority 1 | 2 hours to respond | 1 hour to respond |
Priority 2 | 8 hours to respond | 4 hours to respond |
Priority 3 | 16 hours to respond | 8 hours to respond |
Priority 4 | 10 days to respond | 5 days to respond |
In the context of i-Metrix SLAs, “respond” means that we will receive and acknowledge your issue, create a ticket and that we have allocated a technical resource to your need. All response times quoted in the above tables are timed within business hours ACST.
If you have more questions relating to SLAs or perhaps you need a different SLA around a KEY system or item of equipment then please discuss this with your account manager.
A Final Note – This article is intended to describe how an SLA works and provides our current general SLA commitment. If you have a specific or old maintenance agreement, then your SLAs levels and response times will be defined in that document and take precedence.
If you have any questions about i-Metrix or i-Metrix’s SLA, please contact us !
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