Service Level Management (SLM) provides the methodology and discipline for measuring overall system performance parameters and forms the basis for implementing service level agreements (SLAs). This document presents a basic definition of SLM, details the SLM process, and provides best practices for using SLM. Tasks described include all aspects of gathering the metrics needed, at all platform layers, to evaluate compliance with SLAs and to ensure continuous improvement in overall system performance.
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