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ImranRana
May 22, 2026Copper Contributor
Is there no way to get better support for Azure - esp for SEV A tickets
We have had a sev A ticket open for over 5 days, and are incurring thousands in losses every day, and despite assurances from the Azure Support that it is being solved in hours and then having confir...
Kidd_Ip
May 23, 2026MVP
Microsoft are guarantees that Severity A (critical business impact) tickets in Azure receive an initial response within 1 hour under Standard and ProDirect support, and as fast as 15 minutes under Azure Rapid Response or Unified Enterprise support. However, resolution times are not guaranteed, and escalation to higher-tier support (ProDirect or Unified) is the only way to gain direct access to senior engineers and escalation managers.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/plans/response
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/support/plans