The University of Miami Information Security has set default standards for workstation laptops and computers, both PC and Apple options, for employee and student use. Quotes are available for standard technology on the Workday purchasing website*. Nonstandard devices (NSD) are devices not aligned with the default standards.
*Note: To connect, log in to Workday, select Purchases, select Connect to Supplier Website, select OK at the bottom of the page, and then select Connect to access the UM Marketplace.
Every request for a Non-Standard device has to be reviewed and approved by the UMIT Security Risk assessment team.
For the list of supported platforms and a detailed workflow of the approval process, please see our standard operating procedure (SOP) for approving non-supported devices. (Note: this SOP can only be accessed by University of Miami Information Technology (UMIT) employees.)
The steps of the NSD approval process are as follows:
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