How do SLA credits work?

When the SLA is breached, the customer receives credit compensation (e.g. a percentage discount on the monthly fee). Credits are usually the only available remedy for downtime unless the contract states otherwise.

Can I cap the liability in an SLA?

Yes. A limitation of liability clause in an SLA is common and legally valid — typically capped at the value of one month's or one year's fee.

What is an escalation matrix and does it belong in an SLA?

An escalation matrix defines who the client contacts for different severity levels of an incident (L1/L2/L3). It belongs in the SLA as an annex and ensures rapid resolution of critical outages.

How is SLA compliance measured?

Typically measured monthly against total nominal operating time. Monitoring records (Uptime Robot, Datadog, etc.) serve as evidence in SLA disputes.

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SLA — Service Level Agreement

An SLA covers system uptime, incident response times, planned maintenance and penalties. AI generates SLAs for IT, cloud, customer support or facility management.

When to use a SLA — Service Level Agreement

When outsourcing IT infrastructure or cloud services
When providing customer support with guaranteed response times
For facility management or cleaning services
When you need to formalise a service support level

What you get

Uptime (99.9 %+ SLA)
Incident response times
Penalties and credits
Planned maintenance windows

Benefits for IT freelancers

Custom IP clauses
Acceptance procedure in contract
Dashboard for all projects

FAQ

Questions about SLA — Service Level Agreement

99.9 % uptime means a maximum of 8.76 hours of downtime per year or 43.8 minutes per month. 99.99 % ('four nines') is a maximum of 52 minutes per year.

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