Monthly Archives June 2013

Free Microsoft Books

A shiny new collection of absolutely FREE Microsoft eBooks published by Eric Ligman from Microsoft.  I specifically like the Test Lab Guide: eBook for SharePoint Server 2013 Intranet and Team Sites.  Yummee!!!

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You can find the whole collection listed in MSDN, it would be rude of me to not point you at it:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mssmallbiz/archive/2013/06/18/huge-collection-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-for-you-including-office-office-365-sharepoint-sql-server-system-center-visual-studio-web-development-windows-windows-azure-and-windows-server.aspx

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Selective Provisioning on SharePoint 2013 Upgrade

Did you know SharePoint Server 2013 supports new site collection provisioning modes. This means you can choose which version of SharePoint Server a site collection should be provisioned in when it is created. It is designed to minimize the impact on users of upgrading to a new version of software,

You can for example elect that any new site collections created in a SharePoint Server 2013 environment are provisioned only in backward-compatible SharePoint Server 2010 mode to cater for unsupported browsers for example or in SharePoint Server 2013 mode.

Optionally, you also can allow end users or site collection admins to choose which version is most appropriate for their individual and business needs.

In addition, page rendering coexistence helps ensure your customizations will continue to wo...

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SharePoint Connections Conference Discount Code

As a speaker at SharePoint Connections Amsterdam 2013 we get to give out a discount code, making the ticket price 10% cheaper. The event takes place at the 19th and 20th of November. You can find all the information about the event here:

http://www.nccomms.com/Sharepoint_Connections/Home.aspx

I can offer you a 10% discount on the super early bird price:

My speaker code is SP273.  By all means abuse it and pass it around!

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