SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT (SLA)
100% Service Level Agreement
eApps understands the importance of our role in supporting an organization's business processes. We treat the service we provide as a critical component of each customer's success. We are committed to providing reliable, high-performance hosting services. Our 100% Service Level Agreement (SLA) has been designed to ensure the highest quality service as a result of the self discipline it imposes on our company. The three key aspects of the eApps Service Level Agreement are:
Should specified metrics fail to be achieved, eApps will credit the
customer's account in accordance with the terms and conditions of
this SLA.
Network
Uptime Guarantee
eApps guarantees 100% uptime of the Network. Our goal is to
ensure that the eApps Network is available free of Network Outages
for 100% of the time. For purposes of this SLA, a "Network Outage"
is an instance in which our network fails a Packet Loss test.
The eApps Network extends from the outbound port on your
edge device to the outbound port of the data center border router
and includes eApps managed switches, routers, and cabling. Our
guarantee covers the eApps Network, and does not cover outages that
occur outside of the eApps Network.
Packet Loss Test - This test measures the number of
IP packets successfully sent and received over the eApps Network.
eApps strives to achieve 100% packet delivery.
The Internet Control Message Protocol Test (ICMP) is used to
calculate packet delivery. The ICMP Test consists of sending a
series of test packets between the points of presence (POPS) of
eApps' facility provider's private Internet exchange to the
Customer's servers and network equipment hosted and managed by
eApps. The test results are analyzed to determine Packet Loss.
Packet loss of more than 1% in the Packet Loss test is considered
to be an outage.
Server
Uptime Guarantee
eApps strives to ensure that all servers and devices used to
provide our services are operational and available. eApps' goal is
to make the eApps managed servers available to the Customer free of
Server Outages for 100% of the time. For purposes of this SLA a
"Server Outage" is defined as an instance in which no traffic can
pass in or out of the eApps managed Server.
Customer Service
Guarantee
Our goal is to provide highly responsive and effective
customer service. We measure two key events for the resolution of
service requests. Our automated ticket system will provide
immediate acknowledgement of your request by email. After you
receive acknowledgement, you will receive communication within the
specified time for each of the two key events. All commitment times
are measured from the time the request was received by eApps. The
two key events are as follows:
- Assigned - A service representative has started working
on your request.
- Resolved - Your request has been resolved.
Our service level commitment varies by the severity of the request.
Service requests are categorized into two levels of severity, as
follows. Please note that you must specify that a request is
Critical, otherwise it will be treated as Normal.
Severity | Impact | Assigned | Resolved |
---|---|---|---|
Normal | DOES NOT impact services | 2 hrs | 8 hrs |
Critical | DOES impact services | 1 hrs | 4 hrs |
If you have an Emergency we urge you to contact us immediately by phone as soon as you submit your ticket. This will allow us to quickly determine the proper course of action and resolve your emergency.
Calculation Of Credit
Network Uptime Credit - If eApps fails to meet the Network
Uptime guarantee in any calendar month, the Customer shall qualify
for one day of credit for that month for each quarter hour of
Network Outage time incurred. One day of credit is equal to 1/30th
of customers' monthly recurring charge for the specific hosting
service impacted (usage based charges are excluded). Credits will
be applied to any confirmed Network Outage greater than one quarter
hour. Credits will not be applied for any Network Outage less than
one quarter hour. Network Outage is measured from the time the
Network Outage begins until the time the Outage is resolved.
Server Uptime Credit - If eApps fails to meet the
Server Uptime guarantee in any calendar month, the Customer shall
qualify for one day of credit for that month for each quarter hour
of Server Outage time incurred. One day of credit is equal to
1/30th of customers' monthly recurring charge for the specific
hosting service impacted (usage based charges are excluded).
Credits will not be applied for any Server Outage less than one
quarter hour. Server Uptime credit is only applicable when the
network is available, but the server is not. Server Uptime Credit
can only be claimed when the outage is directly attributable to
problems with the server, not the network. Server Outage is
measured from the time the outage begins until the time the outage
is resolved.
Note: A maximum of 30 days of credit will be given
for Network Uptime, and Server Uptime credits combined in any given
month.
Customer Service Credit - A credit of $50 will be
paid for any failure to complete a required event within the stated
time periods, up to a total of $100 for any one request. For
example, if eApps fails to respond that the request has been
Assigned within 2 hours and fails to respond that the request has
been Resolved within 8 hours for a Critical service request, a
credit of $100 may be claimed. If we respond that the request has
been Resolved, when in fact it has not been resolved, this is
considered to be a failed event. Customer service credits may only
be claimed for requests related to services that eApps has
contracted to provide according to your hosting services
agreement. Furthermore, any time spent resolving problems or
issues related to applications or services that we have not
contracted to provide are billable to the customer at prevailing
rates and are guaranteed according to the quote we provide for
those services. Also, problems or issues within an application are
generally not the responsibility of eApps, unless application level
services have been specifically contracted for.
Filing a Claim
To qualify for a credit, the customer must first have opened a trouble ticket to report a Network Outage or Server Outage within seventy two (72) hours of the beginning of the outage. For Customer Service claims, the customer must have stated that the request was Critical to qualify under the time requirements for Critical requests. Customer requests that do not specify that the request is Critical will be treated as Normal requests. In addition, the customer must request a credit claim within thirty (30) business days of the outage or customer service lapse. The claim must include the following information:
- Customer name, account number and contact information
- Ticket number of the initial request or outage inquiry
- Type of problem (Network Outage, Server Outage, or Customer
Service lapse)
- Brief description of the characteristics of the Outage or
Customer Service lapse
eApps, in its sole discretion, shall attempt to review all claims
within ten (10) business days of receipt and will notify the
customer if the Customer's claim is rejected. Credits will be
issued only for problems caused by circumstances within eApps'
reasonable control and not as a result of any actions or inactions
of the customer or any equipment provided by the customer.
The credits available under this "Calculation of Credit"
section are the sole and exclusive remedies of the Customer for any
failure of eApps to satisfy any metrics, requirements, standards or
other performance or service goals of any type or description
within this SLA. Customer waives and releases any claims for other
relief and accepts the specified credits as the only remedies. In
any event Customer understands that cash refunds are not available
and that the credits provided may only be used as a credit against
Customer's account.
Timing of Credits - Approved credits should be
applied to the Customer's next available invoice following the
claim approval.
Service Level Agreement Eligibility - eApps hosting
customers are automatically covered, free of charge, with the
following exceptions:
- When a customer account is not in good financial standing with
eApps, defined as having a past due account balance.
- Circumstances beyond eApps' reasonable control, including,
without limitation, acts of any governmental body, war,
insurrection, sabotage, terrorism, embargo, fire, flood, strike or
other labor disturbance, interruption of or delay in
transportation, unavailability of or interruption or delay in
telecommunications or third party services, or failure of any
customer provided equipment.
- Scheduled maintenance
- Domain name service (DNS) issues related to third party DNS
providers
- Customer fails to report an outage and open a trouble ticket
- Outage or error of any eApps SLA measurement system (i.e.
credits not automatically granted because measurement system
fails)
- Customers acts or omissions, including without limitation, any
negligence, willful misconduct, or use of the eApps Network or
eApps services in breach of any applicable service agreement
between Customer and eApps, including but not limited to eApps'
Terms and Conditions of Use, by Customer, its employees, agents or
others authorized by Customer
Other Terms
- This SLA Program applies only to services provided by eApps
- Service Level Agreements that are negotiated and incorporated
into a service agreement between eApps and Customer take
precedence over those described in this document
- eApps, in its sole discretion, may amend or revise this SLA at
any time, with a 30 day notice. Such amendments or revisions will
be considered effective when an updated SLA is posted on eApps'
website, but no sooner than 30 days prior to the notice
For additional information regarding the eApps SLA please contact us via email to sales@eapps.com, or the phone numbers below.
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