About IU's SharePoint Online third-party add-on policy
A wide range of solutions is available for SharePoint Online from third parties (that is, vendors other than Microsoft). At Indiana University, to suggest add-ons, contact Tier 2.
Site collection administrators are free to install third-party solutions without the approval of the Governance Committee.
However, add-ons that require tenant-wide administrative privileges will be reviewed by the Governance Committee based on the following criteria:
- Whether the product has the potential to interfere with the stability and performance of the SharePoint Online production environment
- Potential security issues
- The level and type of security access the add-on requires
- Whether the funding and licensing requirements have been met
- Who is responsible for supporting the product
- Whether the vendor provides sufficient documentation
- How the add-on will be affected by SharePoint Online updates from Microsoft
- How the product scales
- Staffing resources available to put the product into production
If the issues listed above are not addressed to the satisfaction of the SharePoint Online Governance Committee, the third-party add-on will not be integrated into the IU SharePoint service.
SharePoint upgrades
The site collection administrator must develop strategies for handling Microsoft SharePoint Online and third-party add-on upgrades. To keep up with changes to SharePoint Online, visit What's new in Microsoft SharePoint Online monthly.
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Last modified on 2021-03-10 17:39:46.