SharePoint is a document management and collaboration tool
used in synchronising business operations, employees and resources. Stats reveal
that it is currently used by 78% of fortune 500 companies.
Custom SharePoint Development is a valuable yet critical component in any SharePoint
environment. If you are introducing brand new modifications or replicating
customisation existing in your old on-premises platform, it helps in providing
specific tools and features needed to make job tasks easy and fast. However,
there are also risks involved in customizing the cloud version of the platform.
Whether you are customising with WSPs, Add-ins, SharePoint
Framework or SharePoint Designer, there might be a negative impact on security,
operation and deployment of the applications. However, risk should not prevent
you from using the SharePoint to maximise the potential of your business. You can take few steps to avoid the risks
involved in custom SharePoint
Development. For instance, do not install development tools in Production
instances of SharePoint sites.
It is possible to change the look and feel of the sites by
using third party appsfrom the app store. Developer may also use apps which are
not tested or may not be safe. It is essential for an organisation to implement
strict procedures to deploy only apps approved by qualified staff. When more
complicated customisations are introduced, they should be regularly checked on
the quality of any code. These tests must review security, supportability, upgradability
and memory leaks.
There are IT Consulting agencies and professionals that helps to identify and secure
potentially harmful customizations. They also prepare your organisation for disaster
and check customisation against best practices in the industry, standard and
advised security policies and organization’s governance.
When your customisations are adequately checked for quality,
performance, maintainability and security by IT consulting firms or qualified professionals, you can make
optimum use of custom SharePoint
Development for improving and enhancing your business operations.
