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)

• Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Unleashed
• Professional SharePoint 2013 Administration

Installing SharePoint

• Service Account Suggestions (2013)
  • Managed and not managed accounts (2010)
• 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

• SharePoint Update Center
• SharePoint 2013 Build numbers

Forums

• SharePoint Overflow Q&A
• SharePoint Products and Technologies Forums

Useful SharePoint IT PRO Blogs

• Todd Klindt (Netcast)
• Spence Harbar

Various sites

• Nothing but SharePoint
• SharePoint Pod Show

PowerShell

• PowerGUI
• PowerGUI for Visual Studio

ULS Log Viewer

• Download ULS Log Viewer for SharePoint

Misc

• Supported browsers