Key Requirements and Essential Points of SharePoint Online

The following are some key requirements and essential points of SharePoint Online:

1. Licensing and Access:
• Users in the organization need to be assigned a license that includes SharePoint.
• Microsoft 365 has various plans, including Microsoft 365 Business and Microsoft 365 Enterprise, which provide access to SharePoint features.
2. Features Available Across Plans:
• SharePoint offers a range of features across different plans, including developer and IT admin based capabilities.
• Some notable features include:
• Add-in hosting: Partner-hosted and SharePoint-hosted apps.
• Business Connectivity Services (BCS): Utilized with specific plans.
• Client object models: Utilized with managed code.
• OAuth: Allows users to share resources stored on one site with another site. Note: some providers block in certain regions.
• REST service and OData queries: Allows for queries to specify which fields to return for a given list, list item, or other SharePoint object.
• SharePoint Framework (SPFx): The recommended customization and extensibility development model for SharePoint Online.
• Site designs, site scripts, and site theming: Utilize site templates and site scripts to automate the provisioning of new or existing modern SharePoint sites that use a custom configuration.
3. Hardware and Software Requirements:
• For accessing SharePoint Online, the recommended hardware specifications are:
• Processor: 1.6 GHz or faster, 2-core (2.0 GHz or greater recommended).
• RAM: At least 4 GB.
• Free disk space: 4 GB.
• Screen resolution: 1280 x 7682.
4. Security Measures:
• SharePoint Online uses the Microsoft Azure’s Key Vault service to encrypt data at rest for Exchange Online and SharePoint Online.
5. What Is SharePoint?:
• Organizations utilize Microsoft SharePoint to create websites.
• It serves as a secure collaboration tool to store, organize, share, and access information from any device using a web browser.
6. Business Requirements:
• Consider the organization’s specific needs and explore SharePoint capabilities to plan an effective rollout as needed.