I recently delivered a couple of SharePoint 2013 readiness courses for the new SharePoint IT PROs. Here are some links I usually email to them after the course:
(Please comment below if you think I should add something… This post will be updated as I discover new things)
General Links
- CloudShare – Development, Testing and POC VMs on demand
- Documentation Toolkit for SharePoint – automatically document your SharePoint farms
- SharePoint 2013 version comparision chart
- SharePoint Features: SharePoint 2010 vs SharePoint 2013 vs SharePoint Online
- SharePoint 2013 training for IT pros
- SharePoint 2013 training for DEVs
- SharePoint 2013 certification
Configuring User Profile Service
- Rational Guide to implementing SharePoint Server 2010 User Profile Synchronization – works for 2013 too
- Configure profile synchronization (SharePoint Server 2013)
Recommended Reading (soon)
Installing SharePoint
- Service Account Suggestions (2013)
- Various PowerShell scripts for SharePoint 2010
- Installing single-server farm
- Other installation options
- Removing GUIDs from your database names
- AutoSPInstaller – automatic SharePoint farm installation and configuration
- SharePoint 2013 Upgrade
- Hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013
- Upgrade from Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 to SharePoint Server 2013 or SharePoint Foundation 2013
Maintaining SharePoint systems
Forums
Useful SharePoint IT PRO Blogs
Various sites
PowerShell
ULS Log Viewer
- Download ULS Log Viewer for SharePoint