ITIL-FOUNDATION · Question #26
Availability management is directly responsible for the availability of which of the following?
The correct answer is A. IT services and components. Availability management is directly accountable for the availability of IT services and the components that underpin them, not business processes themselves.
Question
Availability management is directly responsible for the availability of which of the following?
Options
- AIT services and components
- BIT services and business processes
- CComponents and business processes
- DIT services, components and business processes
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(31 responses)- A87% (27)
- B3% (1)
- C3% (1)
- D6% (2)
Why each option
Availability management is directly accountable for the availability of IT services and the components that underpin them, not business processes themselves.
ITIL defines availability management as directly responsible for ensuring IT services and the infrastructure components supporting them meet agreed availability targets. Business process availability is the responsibility of the business, though availability management provides supporting data and recommendations.
Business process availability is owned by the business side of the organization, not by the IT availability management process.
This omits IT services, which are a primary direct responsibility of availability management.
Business processes are explicitly excluded from the direct scope of IT availability management, making this answer too broad.
Concept tested: Scope of ITIL availability management responsibility
Source: https://wiki.en.it-processmaps.com/index.php/Availability_Management
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