Given the broad use and relative importance of service-level agreements (SLAs) in a variety of contexts, in this blog post, we provide an overview of the basics of SLAs and what they should address.

What Is A Service-Level Agreement (SLA)? A service-level agreement (SLA) is a formal agreement between a service provider and a customer that outlines the expected level of service. It is a contract ...

Before you sign on the dotted line and commit to an ASP, be sure you know exactly what kind of service you'll be guaranteed You've heard the application service provider (ASP) hype, and you're finally ...

Negotiating a service-level agreement sets clear expectations of each party's roles and responsibilities within online or cloud-based service arrangements. A service-level agreement (in particular, a ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Service Level Agreement (SLA) - Preparation Guidelines for Effective SLAs" webinar to their offering. Service Level ...

Though service level agreements (SLAs) have proved their importance for business reputation and project success, many IT vendors still doubt that SLAs have any relevance for them. Meanwhile, IT ...

Outsourcing can be critical to running an effective IT department, particularly in a tight tech economy. But both the proliferation of outsourcing services and the shakeout of service providers in ...

Service-level agreements (SLAs) are key when it comes to choosing a service that is going to play an important part for your own service. Cloud hosting services have an SLA, software-as-a-service ...

You were quite critical of Service Level Agreements in your recent column, “ Run, IT run … but not as a business,” (Keep the Joint Running, 1/28/2008), describing them as formal contracts between IT ...

Cloud SLAs often fall short of enterprise needs. Learn how CISOs can assess, mitigate and manage SLA gaps using risk frameworks, compensating controls and multi-provider strategies.

Trotz Service-Level-Agreements und anderer Outsourcingverträge zur Qualitätssicherung und reibungslosen Durchführung der Kooperation zwischen auslagernden Unternehmen und Dienstleistern kommt es immer ...