SharePoint 2013 Preview version was released this week. I took the chance to install it and get a first look at the new version of Microsoft’s powerful integration content management software.
Resources:
Install files can be found here
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30345
SharePoint 15 Training files
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-US/sharepoint/fp123606
Install notes:
The install is very similar to SharePoint 2010. Hardware requirements seem to be exactly the same as the previous version. The only additional work I had to do was upgrade SQL Server 2008 R2 to service pack 1.
Office Web Apps:
Office web apps are no longer a service application within SharePoint. In fact they are now set up as a completely separate farm from SharePoint. This is because other products/services can integrate with this farm such as exchange. This also allows web app system usage and load to be completely independent from the SharePoint farm.
Mobile View:
The new version of SharePoint will have device detection to redirect to a mobile site. Also capable of mobile push notifications.
Sharing:
When a site is created, the site owner is encouraged to share the site using the share button at the top of the page. This seems to be more of a rewording/rearrangement of the site permissions page.
Apps:
Lists and Libraries have been renamed Apps. You can download additional Apps from the SharePoint Store (very original).
Ribbon:
The ribbon has been restyled slightly but the biggest improvement is in the performance of the ribbon appearing when editing the page. Waiting for the ribbon to load a tab in SharePoint 2010 no longer happens in SharePoint 2013, the ribbon slides out instantly and smoothly.
Of course there is far more to SharePoint 2013 than just this. I will post back when I have dug a little deeper.
