Service Level Objective (SLO) - CI/CD Glossary Definition
A service level objective is a target value or range for a service level indicator, such as "99.9 percent of requests succeed" or "p99 latency under 300 ms" over a defined window.
SLO vs SLA
An SLO is an internal target teams aim for; an SLA is an external contract with consequences. SLOs are usually set stricter than SLAs to leave a safety margin.
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