SharePoint Virtual Labs and SP 2010 vs 2013

Sorry to be blogurgitating this week.

Here’s a really good technet site with a load of virtual labs:

SharePoint Server 2010

• Introduction to SharePoint Server 2010 Upgrade
• Developing KPIs and Scorecards with PerformancePoint Services
• Web Content Management Visual Upgrade
• Advanced Search Security
• Configuring Search UIs
• Connectors & Using the Business Data Connectivity (BDC) Service
• Federated Search
• Linguistics
• Monitoring & Systems Management
• PowerShell for Search
• Query API and Query Languages
• Relevancy and Ranking
• Search Reporting and Analytics
• Upgrading to FAST Search for SharePoint
• Backup and Restore
• Business Connectivity Services
• Business Continuity Management
• Configuring Remote Blob Storage FILESTREAM Provider
• Configuring Tenant Administration
• Configuring User Profile Synchronization
• Enterprise Search
• Monitoring
• New IT Pro Features
• Performance Management
• SharePoint Designer for IT Pros
• SharePoint RTM – IT PRO – Business Continuity Management
• SharePoint RTM – IT PRO – Installing and Configuring
• SharePoint RTM – IT PRO – Service Applications
• SharePoint RTM – IT PRO – Upgrade
• Windows PowerShell and SharePoint

Here’s a really good msdn site with a ton of virtual labs:

SharePoint Server 2010 Virtual Labs on MSDN

• Introduction
• Getting Started
• Connectors & Using the Business Data Connnectivity (BDC) Service
• Advanced Search Security
• Configuring Search UIs
• Content Processing and Property Extraction
• Developing a Custom Connector
• Fast Search Web Crawler
• Federated Search
• Linguistics
• People Search Administration and Management
• Relevancy and Ranking
• Customizing MySites
• Designing Lists and Schemas
• Developing a BCS External Content Type with Visual Studio
• Developing a Sandboxed Solution with Web Parts
• Developing a Visual Web Part in Visual Studio
• Developing Business Intelligence Applications
• Enterprise Content Management
• LINQ to SharePoint
• User Interface Advancements
• Visual Studio SharePoint Tools
• Workflow

SharePoint Server 2010 vs 2013

• What’s New in SP 2013 – http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/support/whats-new-in-microsoft-sharepoint-server-2013-HA102785546.aspx

• Capabilities and features of SharePoint 2013 technet reference:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/fp142374.aspx

• No in-place upgrade – Upgrade process technet page:  http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262483(v=office.15)

• What’s new for developers – Cloud App Model http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163091.aspx