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SLA (Service Level Agreement): what is it?

The agreements with a supplier on service quality, such as availability and how quickly a fault is fixed.

An SLA records what you can expect from a supplier. For an internet connection it usually covers:

  • Availability: what percentage of the time the connection works.
  • Repair time: how quickly a fault is fixed.
  • Support hours: whether that also applies in the evening and at weekends.

Business connections often have a better SLA than consumer connections. When renting or buying a building, check who holds the contract and what it says. That also belongs in the IT Demarcation List.

What does this mean for the IT-Label?

The SLA is not part of the technical measurement, but it says a lot about the reliability of the connection: how quickly is a fault fixed? Who holds the contract and what it says is recorded in the IT Demarcation List. During digital due diligence we also look at current contracts. See also fibre.

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