Service Level Agreement

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A Service Level Agreement or SLA is an agreement between an IT Service Provider and a customer. The SLA describes in detail the Service delivered, Service Level Targets and the responsibilities of the Provider and the customer.

Sample SLA

This agreement is made between name_here & name_here

  • Service description
  • Scope of the agreement
  • Service hours
  • Service availability
  • Reliability
  • Customer support
  • Contact points and escalation
  • Service performance
  • Batch turnaround times
  • Functionality
  • Change Management
  • Service continuity
  • Security
  • Printing
  • Charging
  • Service reporting and reviewing
  • Glossary
  • Amendment sheet

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