(SLE) Service Level Expectations

Service Desk Severity Rankings And Response Times

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Note: Initial Response Time indicates that the issue reporter will be contacted by phone or email to confirm the issue is being addressed and to gather more details if necessary.

Note: Emergency and Critical issues must be reported by phone.

Note: All times listed are during business hours: 7 AM – 6 PM, Monday to Friday, local time.

Note: Resolution times depend on hardware/software availability.

Functional Escalations

Our team will escalate unresolved issues based on severity and follow our escalation policy, with potential for extended resolution times due to external factors.

Service Level Expectations

All managed components are expected to meet established criteria.

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