# How SRE Teams Use Service Level Agreements to Set Expectations

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Podcast: [The Site Reliability Podcast with Fexingo: SRE, Uptime, and Production Engineering](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-site-reliability-podcast-with-fexingo-sre-uptime-and-production-engineering-7871923)
Published: 2026-06-28T09:59:59+00:00
Episode link: https://audio.fexingo.com/business/the-site-reliability-podcast/episode-0078.mp3
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## Resource

Lucas and Luna dive into the often-overlooked difference between Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) in site reliability engineering. They explore how SLAs are not just legal documents but critical tools for managing stakeholder expectations, using a real-world case from a major cloud provider. The episode explains the 99.9% vs 99.99% uptime debate, the cost implications of tighter SLAs, and how SRE teams can negotiate realistic targets. Listeners learn why SLAs are fundamentally about trust and trade-offs, not just uptime numbers. #SRE #ServiceLevelAgreement #SLA #SLO #Uptime #ReliabilityEngineering #CloudComputing #IncidentResponse #ExpectationManagement #SiteReliability #TechPodcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Technology #LucasAndLuna #ProductionEngineering #DevOps #SLABestPractices Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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