Components or systems described as accepted or supported are not primary options, but are considered fully in line with UNDP ICT standards. Accepted or supported components are not mandatory.
Source: UNDP ICT Standards
Unified and approved approach to achieve highest integration with overall UNDP IT infrastructure and services. UNDP will consider standards as the most commonly used solution across the organization and therefore all future solutions will be aligned and based on standard configurations. It is strongly recommended that all offices use the UNDP ICT Standards as the base for their IT infrastructure and services.
Source: UNDP ICT Standards
A standard offices are required to follow. Failing to meet mandatory standards is in non-compliance with UNDP ICT requirements.
Source: UNDP ICT Standards
Components or systems that have known compatibility issues or which have not been tested in standard UNDP environment. Not allowed or not supported components or system will not be serviced through normal UNDP ICT support channels. Not allowed and not supported systems are considered as non-compliance. Offices are not allowed to deploy, use or maintain such components or systems.
Source: UNDP ICT Standards
Obsolete ICT components refer to ICT components that can no longer perform their intended function due to loss of compatibility with other ICT systems or failing to meet standards. Obsolete components cannot and should not be used UNDP ICT environments. For example, hardware becomes obsolete when it is unable to efficiently run a minimal version of UNDP standard software. Software becomes obsolete when it is unable to integrate with other ICT infrastructure components or it is no longer able to run on hardware with minimum supported configuration defined in the UNDP ICT Standards.
Source: UNDP ICT Standards
Components or systems described as recommended are considered as the primary options when designing or specifying a new system. Not complying with recommended options, while complying with accepted or supported options is not considered as non-compliance.
Source: UNDP ICT Standards