Service level targets
Definition
Response
Sophos Support will respond to every Incident submitted by customers or partners with an acknowledgement that the Incident has been registered, assigned a Severity Level and assigned to a Sophos Support engineer.
Status Updates
Sophos Support will provide the customers or partners with Incident status updates at regular intervals (as set out in section Target Service Level Response Times below) to ensure the customers or partners are kept informed of progress in resolving each Incident.
Resolution
An Incident shall be considered resolved when one of the following has occurred:
- The initial question asked has been answered
- A solution has been delivered for the problem initially reported
- A workaround has been delivered for the problem initially reported with a solution to be delivered through a future update
- The problem is scheduled for resolution in a future update and the customers or partners has agreed to wait for the release of such update and does not require a workaround
Target Service Level Response Times
Sophos Support aims to handle all submitted Incidents in accordance with the target service times for the relevant Severity Level as outlined below.
Severity level | Target response time | Target status update frequency |
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Critical | Within 4 hours | Daily, or as agreed with the customer/partner |
High | Within 8 hours | Every business day, or as agreed with the customer/partner |
Medium | Within 24 hours | As agreed with the customer/partner |
Low | Within 24 hours | As agreed with the customer/partner |
Note
In practice, a high percentage of Incidents are resolved by Sophos Support during the first telephone call or email interaction. The Severity Levels and service times are intended for the percentage of Incidents that require more lengthy investigation, analysis and possibly the development of Products bug fixes or workarounds.