SharePoint Engineer as a Service — Managed SharePoint Support
SharePoint Engineer as a Service is a recurring managed service for organizations that need support for SharePoint Online or on-premises engineer's tasks. IT Partner provides day-to-day SharePoint support, creation and maintenance of sites based on available templates, end user support, quick resolution of trouble tickets, regular backups of sites, integrated monitoring and management, technical and services pack updates on availability, and disaster recovery and ensuring business service continuity. SKU: ITPWW120IMPOT. Price: $175 per hour. Duration: recurring. Manager: Mike Mackey.
What this engagement is
This service provides managed services and support to help customers maximize and leverage new and existing SharePoint environments. The objective is to support your SharePoint Online or on-premises engineer's tasks. SKU: ITPWW120IMPOT. Price: $175 per hour. Duration: recurring. Manager: Mike Mackey.
Success criteria
What you receive
How the work unfolds
Confirm the SharePoint environment, support objectives, recurring support model, key contacts, escalation path, and any priority sites, workloads, or business processes that require special attention.
Complete onboarding and access setup, including required administrative permissions, remote access for on-premises systems if applicable, monitoring access, ticket intake process, and documentation locations.
Perform an initial environment review covering SharePoint Online or on-premises farm/site structure, key configuration items, backup approach, monitoring status, update posture, known issues, and current support backlog.
Establish the operating cadence for recurring service delivery, including ticket triage, routine site maintenance, backup and restore validation expectations, monitoring review, change coordination, and reporting or status check-ins as agreed.
Deliver ongoing SharePoint engineering support, including day-to-day support requests, site creation and maintenance from available templates, end user assistance, issue remediation, update coordination, monitoring response, and continuity-related activities within the agreed scope.
Review service activity periodically with the client point of contact to confirm completed work, open risks, recurring issues, improvement opportunities, upcoming changes, and any items that may require a separate project or additional-cost scope.
Prerequisites
Who does what
IT Partner
- Day-to-day SharePoint support
- Creation and maintenance of sites based on available templates
- End user support for usage of existing SharePoint functionality
- End user support for usage of SharePoint features for new business needs
- Quick resolution of trouble tickets
- Regular backups of sites
- Integrated monitoring and management
- Technical and services pack updates on availability
- Disaster recovery and ensuring business service continuity
Your team
- Provide a dedicated point of contact responsible for working with IT Partner and coordinate any outside vendor resources and schedules
- Configure all networking equipment, such as load balancers, routers, firewalls, and switches
- Provide access to physical and virtual servers and/or systems and services, as needed
- Provide remote and/or physical access to facility and systems required to complete work
What's not included
Frequently asked questions
What is SharePoint Engineer as a Service?
SharePoint Engineer as a Service is a recurring managed service for organizations that need ongoing support for SharePoint Online or on-premises SharePoint engineering tasks. IT Partner provides day-to-day SharePoint support, site creation and maintenance, end user support, trouble ticket resolution, backups, monitoring, updates when available, and disaster recovery support for business service continuity.
Who is this SharePoint service best suited for?
This service is best suited for organizations that already use SharePoint Online or an on-premises SharePoint environment and need recurring engineering support. It helps customers maximize and maintain new or existing SharePoint environments without treating support as a one-time project.
Does the service support both SharePoint Online and on-premises SharePoint?
Yes. The stated objective of the service is to support SharePoint Online or on-premises SharePoint engineer tasks, so it can apply to either type of SharePoint environment within the agreed scope.
What is included in SharePoint Engineer as a Service?
The service includes day-to-day SharePoint support, creation and maintenance of sites based on available templates, end user support for existing SharePoint functionality, support for SharePoint features needed by the business, quick resolution of trouble tickets, regular site backups, integrated monitoring and management, technical and service pack updates when available, and disaster recovery support to help ensure business service continuity.
What is not included in this SharePoint managed service?
Training of customer teams, desktop software settings, and issues not directly related to SharePoint are not included. Those items are outside the stated service scope, so they should be handled separately or confirmed with IT Partner if additional assistance is needed.
Can IT Partner create new SharePoint sites as part of the service?
Yes. IT Partner can create and maintain SharePoint sites based on available templates as part of the service. Custom site designs, custom development, or work beyond available templates is not stated in the scope and should be confirmed before assuming it is included.
Does the service include support for SharePoint end users?
Yes. The service includes end user support for usage of existing SharePoint functionality and for using SharePoint features to address new business needs. It does not include formal training of customer teams, because training is specifically listed as not included.
Does this service include SharePoint backups?
Yes. Regular backups of SharePoint sites are included in the service deliverables. The exact backup frequency, retention period, restore process, and platform-specific details are not specified in the service description, so those should be confirmed with IT Partner.
Does IT Partner provide monitoring and management for SharePoint?
Yes. Integrated monitoring and management are included as part of the recurring SharePoint Engineer as a Service offering. The specific monitoring tools, alert thresholds, and reporting cadence are not defined in the published scope and should be agreed with IT Partner.
Does the service include disaster recovery and business continuity support?
Yes. Disaster recovery and ensuring business service continuity are included deliverables. The exact recovery procedures, recovery time expectations, and recovery point expectations are not stated, so those should be confirmed with IT Partner for the specific SharePoint environment.
Are SharePoint updates and service packs included?
Yes. Technical updates and service pack updates are included when available. The scope does not specify a fixed patching schedule or maintenance window, so update timing and change management details should be coordinated with IT Partner.
How quickly will SharePoint trouble tickets be resolved?
The service includes quick resolution of trouble tickets, but the published scope does not define specific response times, resolution times, or SLA tiers. A prospective buyer should confirm expected support hours, prioritization rules, and escalation paths with IT Partner before purchase.
What responsibilities does IT Partner handle?
IT Partner is responsible for the SharePoint support activities listed in the service scope, including day-to-day support, site creation and maintenance from available templates, end user SharePoint assistance, ticket resolution, backups, monitoring and management, updates when available, and disaster recovery/business continuity support. These responsibilities apply to SharePoint-related work within the agreed service scope.
What responsibilities remain with the client?
The client must provide a dedicated point of contact, coordinate outside vendor resources and schedules, configure networking equipment such as load balancers, routers, firewalls, and switches, and provide access to required physical or virtual servers, systems, services, facilities, or environments. These responsibilities are important because IT Partner needs access and coordination to complete SharePoint support work.
Are there prerequisites for starting the service?
The service description does not list separate prerequisites, but it does identify client responsibilities that are needed for service delivery. At minimum, the client should be prepared to provide a point of contact, required system access, facility or remote access as needed, and networking configuration support.
What happens during the engagement?
Because this is a recurring managed service, the engagement focuses on ongoing SharePoint operational support rather than a fixed implementation plan. IT Partner performs in-scope activities such as support, site maintenance, end user assistance, ticket resolution, backups, monitoring, updates when available, and disaster recovery continuity work as needs arise.
How long does SharePoint Engineer as a Service last?
The service duration is recurring. It is not described as a fixed-length project, so the operating cadence, start process, renewal, cancellation, or offboarding details should be confirmed with IT Partner.
How is SharePoint Engineer as a Service priced?
SharePoint Engineer as a Service is priced at $175 per hour. The service SKU is ITPWW120IMPOT, and buyers should confirm billing increments, estimated monthly usage, and any approval process for hours with IT Partner.
Will this service cause SharePoint downtime or business disruption?
Routine support, monitoring, and user assistance may not require downtime, but the service description does not specify downtime expectations for updates, restores, or disaster recovery work. Any activity that could affect users should be planned with IT Partner, especially for on-premises environments or maintenance requiring system access.
Who manages this service at IT Partner?
The listed service manager is Mike Mackey. Prospective buyers can reference the service title, SharePoint Engineer as a Service, and SKU ITPWW120IMPOT when discussing scope, pricing, and operating details with IT Partner.