Getting Started with SharePoint 2010 (Beta)

Use these nine modules to help you learn what Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 can do for you, how it works, how to create a site, and more. For developer information, see Get Started Developing on SharePoint 2010 (MSDN).

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Getting started modules What Can SharePoint 2010 Do for Me? How SharePoint 2010 Works Simple Install for Testing Search Backups Creating Your First Web Application, Site Collection, and Web Security Windows PowerShell for SharePoint 2010 Administrators Performance and Control in SharePoint 2010 Download evaluation guides SharePoint Server 2010 Evaluation Guide for IT Professionals SharePoint 2010 Professional Developers Evaluation Guide Learn SharePoint 2010 Products Learn more about SharePoint 2010 Products with a learning plan for IT professionals and with Microsoft Learning Snacks. SharePoint 2010: Developer and IT professional learning plan Learning snack for IT professionals: Experiencing the Microsoft SharePoint 2010 user interface Learning snack for IT professionals: Managing and troubleshooting with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Learning snack for developers: Developing solutions with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Featured video Presenter: John Ross SharePoint MVP, SharePoint911 Length: (27:59) For more information, see the module page for What Can SharePoint 2010 Do for Me? SharePoint team blog Installation notice for the SharePoint Server Public Beta on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Windows 7 Thursday, Nov 19 by sptblog Update Center is now live Thursday, Nov 19 by sptblog Path to User Profile Synchronization success in SharePoint 2010 Beta Wednesday, Nov 18 by sptblog

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