Microsoft SharePoint 2013

Randy Williams is an enterprise trainer and SharePoint evangelist. He is a SharePoint MVP alumn, and co-author of several books.

CA Callahan, MCSE, MCSA, MCT, is a SharePoint MVP. Her company provides customized training and courseware for businesses and IT professionals. She is also a frequent presenter at various industry shows and conferences. She is the author and co-author of several SharePoint and Windows books.

Chris Givens, MCSE, MCT, is a SharePoint architect, trainer, and consultant. He is the author of several SharePoint titles for Microsoft Courseware Library.

Milan Gross is a SharePoint trainer and consultant, specializing in architecture, planning, solution design, and governance. He is a regular presenter at industry events and conferences. He is also the co-author of several SharePoint books.

Brian Alderman, is MCT, MCTS, MCITP, MCSA, MCSE, and PMP certified. As a Senior Technical Instructor and consultant, he has nearly 15 years of experience in networking, SQL Server databases, SharePoint technologies, training, and project management. Brian is the coauthor of Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Administrator's Companion.

Javier Barrera is a senior lead engineer, architect, and administrator at a large company. He is part of a team that supports hundreds of enterprise-level SharePoint farms. Javier is a frequent presenter at SharePoint conferences and events. He writes blogs and articles. He has also contributed to several SharePoint books.

Chapter 1 What’s new in SharePoint 2013
The end user
The developer
The IT professional
Summary
Chapter 2 Planning and preparing for SharePoint 2013 installation
Planning for the installation of SharePoint 2013
SQL Server configuration for SharePoint 2013
SharePoint 2013 pre-installation preparation
Summary
Chapter 3 Upgrading to SharePoint 2013
Upgrade path
Preparing for the migration from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013
The eight steps to migrate to SharePoint 2013
Summary
Chapter 4 Installing SharePoint 2013
Installation fundamentals
Installing SharePoint 2013
Summary
Chapter 5 Managing farms, web applications, and content databases
SharePoint farm architecture
Farm topology
Farm management
Creating and configuring web applications
Removing and extending web applications
Configuring Alternate Access Mappings
Managing content databases
Summary
Chapter 6 Creating and managing service applications
What is a service application?
Creating service applications
Managing service applications
Cross-farm sharing of service applications
Summary
Chapter 7 Creating and managing site collections
Understanding site collections
Creating managed paths and site collections
Managing site collections
Self-service site creation and site retention policies
Cross-site publishing
Summary
Chapter 8 Creating and configuring Search service applications
Exploring SharePoint Enterprise Search
Creating Search service applications
Scaling Search service applications
Configuring Search service applications
Maintaining and troubleshooting Search service applications
Implementing Search best practices
Summary
Chapter 9 Customizing search results and the Search Center site
Why customize Search?
Customizing your search results
Customizing the Search Center site
Summary
Chapter 10 Configuring Metadata Management Services
Overview of MMS
MMS components
Creating an MMS application
Upgrading the MMS
Summary
Chapter 11 Configuring User Profile Services
Understanding the UPS
Planning the UPS
Configuring the UPS
Managing the UPS
Configuring My Sites
Configuring Audiences
Summary
Chapter 12 Understanding and configuring social capabilities
An overview of SharePoint 2013 social capabilities
Microblogging and activity feeds
Task aggregation
Community sites
Microsoft SkyDrive Pro
Comparing SharePoint 2013 to Yammer
Mobile clients
Summary
Chapter 13 Configuring Business Connectivity Services
What’s new with BCS
Overview of BCS
BCS components
The BCS
Creating a BCS solution
Upgrading the BCS
Summary
Chapter 14 Configuring records management and eDiscovery
Introduction to records management and information management policies
Implementing and configuring information management policies
Implementing and configuring a records center
Implementing and managing in-place records
Summary
Chapter 15 Understanding and managing SharePoint 2013 apps
Understanding the new App Model
Managing SharePoint 2013 apps
Deploying apps
Summary
Chapter 16 Managing farm and sandboxed solutions
Understanding solution packages
Managing farm solutions
Managing sandboxed solutions
Summary
Chapter 17 Installing and configuring business intelligence components
What’s new with BI in SharePoint 2013
Preparing your environment with test data
Working with Excel Services
Working with PowerPivot
Working with SQL Server Reporting Services
Working with Power View
Working with PerformancePoint Services
Summary
Chapter 18 Monitoring and troubleshooting SharePoint 2013
Monitoring the Windows Server
Monitoring SharePoint by using trace logs (ULS logs)
Monitoring IIS
Monitoring SharePoint by using built-in tools
Additional troubleshooting tools
Summary
Chapter 19 Understanding and configuring security
Overview of SharePoint 2013 security
Farm security
Network security
Database security
Service application security
Web application security
App Model security
Site collection security
Site, list, and item security
Summary
Chapter 20 Scaling and optimizing farms
Scaling SharePoint 2013
Optimizing SharePoint 2013
Summary
Chapter 21 Installing and configuring Office Web Apps 2013
Overview
Hardware and software requirements
Installing Office Web Apps
Configuring
Integrating
Office Web Apps maintenance
Summary
Chapter 22 Understanding SharePoint Online, Azure, and hybrid scenarios
Overview
Office 365 and SharePoint Online
Windows Azure
Hybrid scenarios
Summary
Chapter 23 Performing content and disaster recovery
Introducing disaster recovery
Disaster recovery planning
Using SharePoint 2013 disaster recovery tools
Performing backups and restores
Ensuring a full-farm recovery
Summary

Appendix About the authors