Zendesk Service Incident Severity Levels Explained
How does Zendesk determine the severity of a service incident?
Zendesk assigns a severity level to each service incident to determine the appropriate response. The severity level dictates which teams are involved and how the incident is communicated to affected customers. Zendesk uses a system with five severity levels, ensuring that each incident receives the necessary attention and resources. High severity incidents undergo rigorous analysis and remediation, while all incidents are subject to real-time response and investigation. For more details, you can refer to the originalZendesk article.
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