New articles

Edit general settings on a web application in SharePoint 2013   Illustrates how to make changes to general settings for a SharePoint 2013 web application in Central Administration.

Understand and evaluate hosting options for SharePoint farms   Learn about the options for hosting a SharePoint farm and the recommended criteria to evaluate and select a suitable option for your organization.

Plan for SkyDrive Pro in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about performance, security, and other considerations for implementing SkyDrive Pro in SharePoint Server 2013.

Change the password of the default account for crawling in SharePoint 2013   Change the password of the default content access account, which is the default account that the SharePoint 2013 Search service uses for crawling.

Branding issues that may occur when upgrading to SharePoint 2013   Learn how to address issues with branding, such as custom CSS, custom themes, and custom master pages, and custom page layouts in an upgraded site.

Blog: New permissions content for SharePoint 2013

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Create a plan for current customizations during upgrade to SharePoint 2013   Added information about site templates.

Troubleshoot site collection upgrade issues in SharePoint 2013   Added items for branding issues in site collections.

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Host-named site collection architecture and deployment (SharePoint 2013)   Learn how to plan and implement host-named site collections in SharePoint 2013 and how path-bases site collections might affect your environment.

Configure Exchange Autodiscover with a My Site Host URL in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to configure Exchange Autodiscover to find a user's SharePoint My Site URL.

Test Lab Guide: Configure eDiscovery for SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to configure eDiscovery for SharePoint Server 2013 based on the Test Lab Guide: Configure SharePoint Server 2013 in a Three-Tier Farm.

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate permissions with SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to configure and demonstrate SharePoint 2013 permissions based on the Test Lab Guide: Configure Intranet and Team Sites for SharePoint Server 2013.

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Downloadable content for SharePoint 2013   Added new downloadable content: "Test Lab Guide: eBook for SharePoint Server 2013 Intranet and Team Sites."

Configure and use the Documentum connector in SharePoint Server 2013   Updated the supported DFS Productivity Layer version and improved the instructions to set up the Security Trimming Sync Service.

Manage continuous crawls in SharePoint Server 2013   Updated with a procedure that describes how to change the continuous crawl interval.

Plan crawling and federation in SharePoint Server 2013   Added a section describing the reasons to do a full crawl and added more information about content sources for line-of-business data.

Database types and descriptions (SharePoint 2013)   Updated the "Managed Metadata Service service application database" section to show that the Managed Metadata Service application database stores the Taxonomy service application metadata.

New articles

Language packs in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about the language packs available for SharePoint 2013.

Profile schema reference in SharePoint 2013   Understand the XML schema for profiles for use in scripted monitoring configuration.

Customize search result types in SharePoint 2013   Create and configure custom search result types in SharePoint 2013 so that users can readily distinguish and preview different kinds of items in a list of search results.

Scripted monitoring configuration in SharePoint 2013   Read articles about scripted monitoring configuration for SharePoint 2013 to apply monitoring settings across an entire environment.

Overview of scripted monitoring configuration in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to use Windows PowerShell and XML to automate the configuration of monitoring settings.

Run scripted monitoring configuration in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to use Windows PowerShell scripts and Profile files to automatically back up, restore, or change monitoring settings in a SharePoint 2013 environment.

Permissions for SharePoint 2013 learning roadmap   Use this learning roadmap to build expertise in permissions and permissions management in SharePoint 2013.

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate profile synchronization for SharePoint Server 2013    Learn how to configure and demonstrate user profile synchronization based on "Test Lab Guide: Configure SharePoint Server 2013 in a Three-Tier Farm."

Conformance statement AA-level for SharePoint Server 2013   Conformance statement AA-level for SharePoint Server 2013 in regards to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/).

Conformance statement A-level for SharePoint Server 2013   Conformance statement A-level for SharePoint Server 2013 in regards to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/).

Blog: Stage 9: Configure the query in a Content Search Web Part on a category page

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Copy databases to the new farm for upgrade to SharePoint 2013   Added a note to make sure that the appropriate patch levels are applied to the SharePoint 2010 farm before you perform an upgrade to SharePoint 2013.

Configure trust for search between two SharePoint Server 2013 farms   Corrected the file path of the metadata endpoint in two of the cmdlets in the Windows PowerShell code.

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Update Workflow in SharePoint Server 2013   Walks through the steps required to keep workflow up to date in SharePoint Server 2013.

Video series: Install and configure Workflow in SharePoint Server 2013   Videos that demonstrate the installation and configuration of workflow in SharePoint Server 2013.

Best practices for using fine-grained permissions in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about best practices for fine-grained permissions and how to use them within your organization when you use SharePoint 2013.

Fine-grained permission reference for SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about the potential impact of fine-grained permissions on performance and the complexity of maintaining a SharePoint 2013 environment.

Troubleshoot common fine-grained permissions issues for SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about how to troubleshoot issues that include fine-grained permission in SharePoint 2013.

Database management for SharePoint 2013 learning roadmap   Use this learning roadmap to build expertise about database management in SharePoint 2013.

Blog: Get your head in the cloud: Hybrid for SharePoint Server 2013/Office 365

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Configure an environment for apps for SharePoint (SharePoint 2013)   Added an additional step to perform if the App prefix is being changed.

Test Lab Guide: Configure intranet and team sites for SharePoint Server 2013   Added the test lab guide overview video.

Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate SAML-based Claims Authentication with SharePoint Server 2013   Added the test lab guide overview video.

Install and configure workflow for SharePoint Server 2013   Added information about the six-part video series that walks through the process of installing and configuring workflow in SharePoint Server 2013.

New articles

Change administration-account passwords in SharePoint 2013   Learn about how to keep account passwords synchronized for sites and site content for SharePoint 2013.

Configure custom permissions in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to configure custom permissions in SharePoint 2013.

Security and permissions (SharePoint 2013)   Learn about how to manage security, permissions, and accounts for SharePoint 2013.

Change passwords for SQL Server services (SharePoint Server 2013)   Learn how to change passwords for the SQL Server services and SQL Server Agent service accounts by using SQL Server Configuration Manager.

Share workbooks by using Excel Services (SharePoint Server 2013)   Excel Services enables you to share Excel content with other people using SharePoint Server. You can share an entire workbook, or choose to display only part of a workbook.

Blog: New SharePoint 2013 authentication process and Test Lab Guide overview videos

Blog: Refresh of SharePoint Server 2013 IT Pro training now available

Blog: Stage 8: Assign a category page and a catalog item page to a term

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Supported high availability and disaster recovery options for SharePoint databases (SharePoint 2013)   Added information about support for using SQL Server AlwaysOn asynchronous commit as a disaster recovery option for the Search service application databases.

Test Lab Guide: Configure intranet and team sites for SharePoint Server 2013   Updated for simplification and for a reduction of overlap with the Test Lab Guide: Demonstrate Social Features for SharePoint Server 2013.

Configure Forefront TMG for a hybrid environment   Minor revisions to the general reverse proxy requirements.

Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint 2013   Updated the web application limits table with specific limits for both path-based and host-named site collections.

Business intelligence capabilities in Excel and Excel Services (SharePoint Server 2013)   Removed sections about Office 365 and SkyDrive and put them in the article "Business intelligence capabilities in Excel and SharePoint Online".

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Performance and capacity test results and recommendations (SharePoint Server 2013)   Learn about performance characteristics of features in SharePoint Server 2013.

Estimate capacity and performance for compliance and eDiscovery for SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about how compliance, eDiscovery, and large-scale document repositories can effect capacity and performance in SharePoint Server 2013.

Estimate capacity and performance for video content management in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn guidelines for how to plan video content types and video player pages using the Rich Media Web Part to provide better user experiences when you play videos in SharePoint Server 2013.

Overview of search result ranking in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how SharePoint 2013 uses ranking models to calculate the relevance rank of search results and how you can influence the order of search results by using query rules, the search schema and ranking models.

Configure synchronization on all document libraries in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to add or remove synchronization from all document libraries in SharePoint Server 2013.

Blog post: Upload page layouts and create new pages in a publishing site   

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Web applications management in SharePoint Server 2013   Summary: Learn how to create and manage web applications in a SharePoint Server 2013 farm.

How to upgrade an environment that uses content type syndication (SharePoint Server 2013)   Upgrade the Managed Metadata service application and site collections that use content type syndication and share the service applications to the old farm.

Estimate capacity and performance for Managed Metadata Service (SharePoint Server 2013)   Learn how to plan to deploy a Managed Metadata Service application for SharePoint Server 2013 by using tested capacity and performance data.

Estimate capacity and performance for Web Content Management (SharePoint Server 2013)   Learn how to determine the number and types of computers that you need to publish content and manage web content in SharePoint Server 2013.

Configure the hybrid environment infrastructure   Learn how to configure the basic infrastructure for SharePoint 2013 hybrid environments.

Configure the hybrid identity management infrastructure   Learn how to configure the identity management infrastructure for SharePoint 2013 hybrid environments.

Configure hybrid search for SharePoint Server 2013   Configure search in a hybrid SharePoint environment so that users can get search results in SharePoint Server 2013 or in SharePoint Online from the SharePoint Server 2013 and SharePoint Online search indexes. Related new articles are: Display hybrid search results in SharePoint Online and Display hybrid search results in SharePoint Server 2013.

Configure Forefront TMG for a hybrid environment   Learn about the general principles and requirements for reverse proxy devices in a SharePoint 2013 hybrid environment, and how to configure Forefront TMG as a reverse proxy device.

Configure hybrid Duet Enterprise Online for SharePoint Server 2013   Provides a roadmap to understanding and deploying Duet Enterprise Online.

Deploy a Business Connectivity Services hybrid solution in SharePoint 2013   How to configure the Business Connectivity Services (BCS) hybrid scenario to access on-premises data through SharePoint Online. This article is a roadmap that points to several other articles that describe the complete process.

Cache settings operations in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about the available caches and the settings that can be configured for the BLOB cache, cache profiles and object cache settings.

Configure cache settings for a web application in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to configure the BLOB cache, page output cache profiles, and the object cache for a web application.

Configure object cache user accounts in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to configure the Portal Super User and Portal Super Reader accounts that are used by the object cache in SharePoint Server 2013.

Flush the BLOB cache in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to clear the contents of the BLOB cache for a web application.

Plan for caching and performance in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about the BLOB cache, Bit Rate Throttling, and other SharePoint features that can improve browser performance.

(Blog post) Stage 6: Upload and apply a new master page to a publishing site   Covers how to upload and apply an already finalized master page file and other design files.

Updated articles

Configure SQL Server 2012 AlwaysOn Availability Groups for SharePoint 2013   Removed information about configuring Named Pipes for SQL Server because it is not required. In addition, provided the correct information for configuring the database connection point when you are installing SharePoint Server.

Hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013   Added a statement of support for stretched farms for SharePoint 2013.

Best practices for upgrading to SharePoint 2013   Added a note to make sure that the appropriate patch levels are applied to the SharePoint 2010 farm before you perform an upgrade to SharePoint 2013.

Copy databases to the new farm for upgrade to SharePoint 2013   Added a note to make sure that the appropriate patch levels are applied to the SharePoint 2010 farm before you perform an upgrade to SharePoint 2013.

Configure Business Connectivity Services solutions for SharePoint 2013   Added a new section: "Deploy a Business Connectivity Services hybrid solution in SharePoint 2013."

New articles

Estimate performance and capacity requirements for enterprise intranet collaboration environments (SharePoint Server 2013)   Use test results and recommendations in this article to estimate performance and capacity requirements for an enterprise intranet collaboration solution for SharePoint Server 2013.

Plan automatic password change in SharePoint 2013   Learn about the automatic password changes and how to deploy them in SharePoint 2013.

Configure automatic password change in SharePoint 2013   Learn about how to configure the automatic password changes in SharePoint 2013.

New articles

Overview of managed navigation in SharePoint Server 2013   Summary: Learn about managed navigation and navigation term sets for SharePoint Server publishing sites.

Plan navigation term sets in SharePoint Server 2013   Summary: Learn how to create the navigation term set to provide site navigation for SharePoint Server publishing sites.

Overview of security trimming, administrative policies, and privacy settings for social feeds in SharePoint Server 2013   Summary: Learn about how security trimming, administrative policies, and user privacy settings affect feeds in SharePoint Server 2013.

Overview of SkyDrive Pro in SharePoint Server 2013   Summary: Learn about SkyDrive Pro, its architecture, and the benefits of using SkyDrive Pro in SharePoint Server 2013.

New-SPWebApplicationAppDomain   Creates or changes a AppDomain entry.

Get-SPWebApplicationAppDomain   Returns all app domains for a specific web application.

Remove-SPWebApplicationAppDomain   Deletes the AppDomain.

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Configure server-to-server authentication between SharePoint 2013 farms   Added procedures for a server without a web application and using HTTP rather than HTTPS.

New articles

Search-first migration from FAST Search Server for SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint Server 2013   Describes how to perform a search-first migration from Microsoft FAST Search Server 2010 for SharePoint to SharePoint Server 2013.

Blog post: How to install update packages on a SharePoint farm where search component and high availability search topologies are enabled   Provides information on how to install the March Public Update (PU) for SharePoint Server 2013 and SharePoint Foundation 2013 where search components and high availability search topologies are enabled.

Blog post: Microsoft BI Solution Builder: Business Intelligence tools and capabilities are available   The BI Solution Builder is quick and easy to use, and it can help you put your BI environment to work in short order.

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Plan service deployment in SharePoint 2013   Added the "Services on server for streamlined topologies" table.

New articles

Understanding result sources for search in SharePoint Server 2013   Use a result source in SharePoint Server 2013 to specify a provider to get search results from, and optionally to narrow a search to a subset of those results.

Enable apps in AAM or host-header environments for SharePoint 2013   Learn how to enable app domains for alternate access mappings or host-header web application environments after installing the March 2013 Public Update.

User profiles for SharePoint Server 2013 learning roadmap   Use this learning roadmap to gain expertise about user profiles and associated technologies in SharePoint Server 2013.

Configure and use the Documentum connector in SharePoint Server 2013   Describes how to install and configure the Microsoft SharePoint 2013 Indexing Connector for Documentum.

Overview of SQL Server in a SharePoint environment (SharePoint 2013)   Learn about the SharePoint Server 2013 relationship with SQL Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and SQL Server 2012 and how you can interact with the databases.

Updated articles

Use Windows PowerShell to update alerts in SharePoint 2013   Learn to use Invoke-AlertFixup to update the e-mail alerts associated with a URL.

New articles

Create a high availability architecture and strategy for SharePoint 2013   Describes how to combine farm architecture and technology to create a highly available environment in a single SharePoint 2013 farm.

Blog: Stage 3: How to enable a list as a catalog   New post in a series that describes how you can use SharePoint 2013 to set up a website that is based on product catalog data.

Updated articles

Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint 2013   Revised limits for maximum file size and security scopes.

Install and configure workflow for SharePoint Server 2013   Added information about least-privilege configuration.

New articles

Refreshing Excel workbooks with embedded PowerPivot models from SharePoint Online (white paper)   Download this white paper to learn how to perform scheduled data refresh of workbooks that contain PowerPivot models published to SharePoint Online.

Configure server-to-server authentication between publishing and consuming farms   Learn how to configure server-to-server authentication when you share service applications across SharePoint 2013 publishing and consuming farms.

Blog posts: An introduction to cross-site publishing, Stage 1: Create site collections for cross-site publishing, Stage 2: Import list content into the Product Catalog Site Collection   Posts in a series that describes how you can use SharePoint 2013 to set up a website that is based on product catalog data.

Updated articles

Configure an environment for apps for SharePoint (SharePoint 2013)   Updated information about the account used to set up the Subscription Settings and the App Management service applications from the farm account to a managed account. The farm account is not recommended.

Getting started with SharePoint Server 2013 workflow   Added a video overview of workflow in SharePoint Server 2013.

New articles

Virtualize SharePoint 2013 learning roadmap   Use this learning roadmap to build expertise about how to install and configure SharePoint 2013 in a Microsoft virtual environment.

Backup and restore best practices in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to implement best practices before you back up and restore a SharePoint 2013 farm.

View an Excel Services dashboard by using a Windows 8 tablet   Watch this video to learn how to explore data in an Excel Services dashboard using a Windows 8 tablet.

Overview of Excel Services reports displayed in PerformancePoint Web Parts   Learn about how to display Excel Services reports in Dashboard Designer.

Overview of PerformancePoint analytic charts and grids   Learn about analytic charts and grids in Dashboard Designer.

Overview of PerformancePoint KPI Details reports   Learn about PerformancePoint KPI Details reports.

Overview of PerformancePoint reports and scorecards   Learn about reports and scorecards within PerformancePoint Services Dashboard Designer.

Overview of PerformancePoint scorecards   Learn about PerformancePoint scorecards.

Overview of Reporting Services reports displayed in PerformancePoint Web Parts   Learn about how to include Reporting Services reports in a PerformancePoint web part.

Overview of the PerformancePoint Decomposition Tree   Learn about PerformancePoint decomposition trees.

Overview of Web Page reports in Dashboard Designer   Learn about web page reports in Dashboard Designer.

How to build a social media-sharing site in SharePoint 2013 (white paper)   Learn how to build a social media-sharing site in SharePoint 2013.

Fundamental site planning in SharePoint 2013   View links to resources about site planning concepts such as how to structure sites and how to plan site navigation in SharePoint 2013.

Overview of site collections and sites in SharePoint 2013   Learn about site collections, sites, and site templates in SharePoint 2013.

Blog post: How to set up a product-centric website in SharePoint 2013   First in a series of posts that describes how you can use SharePoint 2013 to set up a website that is based on product catalog data.

Blog post: Get the new Office Visio stencil with the cool icons   

Updated articles

Manage Feed Cache and Last Modified Time Cache repopulation in SharePoint Server 2013   Added new section: "Feed Cache settings on the User Profile Service application."

Manage the Distributed Cache service in SharePoint Server 2013   Added an optional step to reconfigure the memory allocation of the Distributed Cache service, added a note about Inbound ICMP (ICMPv4) traffic, and added a new section: "Repair a cache host."

Plan for feeds and the Distributed Cache service in SharePoint Server 2013   Added two new sections: "Capacity planning for the Distributed Cache service" and "Firewall configuration considerations."

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Display template reference in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about the different display templates that are available in SharePoint 2013.

Deploy software updates for SharePoint 2013   Learn how to prepare for, download, install, and then configure software updates and patches for SharePoint 2013.

Install a software update (SharePoint 2013)   Learn to install a software update on servers in a SharePoint 2013 farm.

Prepare to deploy software updates for SharePoint 2013   Describes the required and recommended tasks to complete before you install software updates on servers in a SharePoint 2013 farm.

Software updates overview for SharePoint 2013   Learn how to deploy a software update to a SharePoint 2013 farm.

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Upgrade a site collection to SharePoint 2013   Added conceptual video to illustrate steps in upgrade.

Configure result sources for search in SharePoint Server 2013 and Configure result sources for web content management in SharePoint Server 2013   Added a statement that the Exchange protocol provides results only from Exchange Server 2013 content, and only from a SharePoint 2013 eDiscovery Center.

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Monitoring scenarios in SharePoint 2013   Learn about monitoring scenarios in SharePoint 2013 and tools that help to maintain a reliable environment.

Monitor farms in SharePoint 2013   Learn what to monitor in a SharePoint farm, how to monitor SharePoint 2013 farms, and how to monitor multiple farms.

Monitor servers in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to monitor SharePoint servers, including database servers, application servers, and web servers, by using logs, SharePoint Health Analyzer rules, and System Center 2012 - Operations Manager.

Monitor sites and site collections in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to monitor SharePoint 2013 sites and site collections to maintain sites that run as expected.

Learning roadmaps for SharePoint 2013   Use these learning roadmaps to build expertise in SharePoint 2013 concepts.

Authentication in SharePoint 2013 learning roadmap   Use this learning roadmap to build expertise in the authentication technologies in SharePoint 2013.

Windows PowerShell for SharePoint 2013 learning roadmap   Use this learning roadmap to build expertise about Windows PowerShell for SharePoint 2013.

Upgrade for SharePoint 2013 learning roadmap   Use this learning roadmap to build expertise about upgrade for SharePoint 2013.

Upgrade overview videos for SharePoint 2013   View this series of short overview videos to understand how upgrade works for SharePoint 2013.

Global architectures for SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about supported architectures for SharePoint 2013 in WAN environments, strategies for optimizing performance over WAN connections, and recommendations for service applications.

Use EffectiveUserName in PerformancePoint Services (SharePoint Server 2013)   Learn how to use the EffectiveUserName option when it connects to Analysis Services data from PerformancePoint Services Dashboard Designer.

Use EffectiveUserName with Excel Services (SharePoint Server 2013)   Walks through a scenario that demonstrates how to use the Analysis Services EffectiveUserName property with Excel Services.

Understanding SharePoint 2013 Workflow Backup   Learn about workflow backups in SharePoint Server 2013.

Deploy a Business Connectivity Services cloud-only solution in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to configure Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint Online to access Windows Azure SQL Database.

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Hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013   Updated the table in "Hardware requirements—web servers, application servers, and single server installations" with new requirements based on performance and capacity testing and recommendations. Added definitions for small, medium, and large deployments. Clarified the support statement for optional software.

New articles

Business Data Connectivity connectors are currently enabled in a partitioned environment (SharePoint 2013)   Describes how to resolve the SharePoint Health Analyzer rule.

Cached objects have been evicted (SharePoint 2013)   Describes how to resolve the SharePoint Health Analyzer rule.

Distributed cache service is not enabled in this deployment   Describes how to resolve the SharePoint Health Analyzer rule.

More Cache hosts are running in this deployment than are registered with SharePoint (SharePoint 2013)   Describes how to resolve the SharePoint Health Analyzer rule.

This Distributed Cache host may cause cache reliability problems (SharePoint 2013)   Describes how to resolve the SharePoint Health Analyzer rule.

The number of Distributed Cache hosts in the farm exceeds the recommended value    Describes how to resolve the SharePoint Health Analyzer rule.

Use UPRE to replicate user profiles across multiple farms in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to use the User Profile Replication Engine to replicate user profiles across multiple SharePoint 2013 farms.

Timer job reference (SharePoint 2013)   Describes the ways you can filter and view timer jobs and lists the default timer jobs that are in SharePoint 2013.

Upgrade from Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 to SharePoint Server 2013 or SharePoint Foundation 2013   Learn how to use the database-attach method to upgrade from Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 or Office SharePoint Server 2007 to SharePoint 2013.

Advanced upgrade scenarios for SharePoint 2013   Learn how to upgrade to SharePoint 2013 from other versions, such as Office SharePoint Server 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.

Updated articles

Downloadable content for SharePoint 2013   Added new eBook: "Explore SharePoint 2013."

Configure SAML-based claims authentication with AD FS in SharePoint 2013   Added a new "Enable token replay protection" section and procedure.

New articles

Business Intelligence test lab guides   Learn how to configure and demonstrate the business intelligence solution for SharePoint Server 2013 based on the article, "Test Lab Guide: Configure SharePoint Server 2013 in a Three-Tier Farm."

Define managed paths in SharePoint Server 2013   Describes how to add a managed path for a web application in SharePoint 2013.

Restrict or enable access to a service application (SharePoint 2013)   Describes how to restrict access to a service application by adding and removing services accounts.

Remove recommendation Web Parts from My Sites in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to remove the "Suggested sites to follow" and "Suggested documents to follow" Web Parts in SharePoint Server 2013.

Updated articles

Use best practice configurations for the SharePoint 2013 virtual machines and Hyper-V environment   Removed a note regarding support for Windows Server 2012 features.

Configure server-to-server authentication between SharePoint 2013 and Exchange Server 2013   Technical update to the Windows PowerShell Set-SPAppPrincipalPermission command.

Plan document management in SharePoint 2013   Added a new section: Co-authoring administration.

Plan for feeds and the Distributed Cache service in SharePoint Server 2013   Added information about Site Feed dependencies.

Plan for My Sites in SharePoint Server 2013    Added information about User Profile service application deployment considerations for My Sites, and also added information about deployment issues that affect the social features when you are using multiple User Profile service applications.

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Co-authoring administration in SharePoint 2013   Contains TechNet articles that help you learn how to configure co-authoring for SharePoint 2013.

Configure the co-authoring versioning period in SharePoint 2013   Provides information about how to specify how often SharePoint 2013 stores a version of a document that is being edited.

Configure the maximum number of co-authoring authors in SharePoint 2013   Provides information about how to limit the number of users who can co-author a Word document or PowerPoint presentation at the same time.

Configure versioning for co-authoring in SharePoint 2013   Provides information about how to configure SharePoint document library versioning settings to support co-authoring.

Disable co-authoring in SharePoint 2013   Provides information about how to disable co-authoring functionality in SharePoint 2013 by using Group Policy or by using Windows PowerShell.

Create an Excel Services dashboard using an OData data feed   Describes how to create a basic Excel Services dashboard that uses data imported from an OData data feed.

Test Lab Guide: Create a Business Intelligence Baseline Environment   Provides baseline instructions for a BI Test Lab Guide.

Updated article

Configure server-to-server authentication between SharePoint 2013 and Exchange Server 2013   Technical update to the Windows PowerShell Set-SPAppPrincipalPermission command.

New articles

Assign a category page and a catalog item page to a term in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to assign a category page and a catalog item page to a term in term store management.

Plan digital asset libraries in SharePoint Server 2013   Describes how to plan storage and performance, permissions and security, metadata and search, Web Parts, views and filters, and client support.

Overview of managing digital assets in SharePoint Server 2013   Describes the asset library and how you can use it to store and share image, audio, or video files.

Plan digital asset library topology and architecture in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about logical architecture and topology decisions that are related to deploying digital asset libraries.

Digital asset library planning in SharePoint Server 2013   Lists TechNet articles and related resources that can help you plan digital asset libraries.

Configuring business intelligence content for viewing on mobile devices   Provides guidance on how to configure reports, scorecards, and dashboards to display correctly on mobile devices.

Create an Excel Services dashboard using a Data Model (SharePoint Server 2013)   Describes how to create, publish, and use a basic Excel Services dashboard by using a Data Model that is created in Excel.

Share an OLE DB or ODBC connection using Excel Services (SharePoint Server 2013)   Describes how to use Excel to create and share OLE DB or ODBC connections that you can use to create data models, reports, scorecards, and dashboards.

Creating solutions by using Adventure Works sample data   Provides links to content about how to create and use reports and dashboards using downloadable AdventureWorks sample data.

Viewing reports and dashboards on mobile devices   Provides links to content about viewing business intelligence content on mobile devices.

Test Lab Guides for Business Intelligence   Lists the test lab guides available for configuring SharePoint Server 2013 Business Intelligence features in a test lab environment.

Test Lab Guide: Configure PerformancePoint Services   Describes how to configure PerformancePoint Services in a test lab environment.

Test Lab Guide: Configure data access for PerformancePoint Services   Test lab guide configuration instructions.

Test Lab Guide: Configure Excel Services   Describes how to configure Excel Services in a test lab environment.

Test Lab Guide: Configure Excel Services data refresh by using an embedded connection   Describes how to configure Excel Services in a test lab environment for data refresh using an embedded data connection.

Test Lab Guide: Configure Excel Services data refresh by using an external connection   Describes how to configure Excel Services in a test lab environment for data refresh by using an external data connection.

Test Lab Guide: Configure the Excel Services unattended service account   Describes how to configure the Excel Services unattended service account in a test lab environment.

Test Lab Guide: Configure Secure Store   Describes how to configure Secure Store in a test lab environment.

Test Lab Guide: Configure Visio Services   Describes how to configure Visio Services in a test lab environment.

Test Lab Guide: Configure the Visio Services unattended service account   This article describes how to configure the Visio Services unattended service account in a test lab environment.

Test Lab Guide: Configure Visio Services data refresh using an external connection   Describes how to configure Visio Services in a test lab environment with data refresh using an external data connection.

Updated articles

Database types and descriptions (SharePoint 2013)   Updated the Usage and Health Data Collection database description to show that this is the only SharePoint database that supports schema modifications. Added a link to KB 841057 for more information about supported Read operations in SharePoint databases.

Configure AdventureWorks for Business Intelligence solutions   Added a video demonstration that shows the procedures in this article.

Configure PerformancePoint Services (SharePoint Server 2013)   Updated the link to the ADOMD.NET download.

Technical diagrams for SharePoint 2013   Added a new model: "Business Connectivity Services Hybrid Flow in SharePoint 2013."

Plan for SharePoint 2013   Added a new section: "Plan document management in SharePoint 2013."

Plan document libraries in SharePoint 2013   Removed statement about slide libraries, which have been deprecated in SharePoint 2013.

New articles

Restore apps for SharePoint in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to restore apps for SharePoint 2013.

Back up apps for SharePoint in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to back up apps for SharePoint 2013 as either part of normal farm backups or by themselves.

Export and import customized search configuration settings in Sharepoint Server 2013   Learn how to import and export customized search configuration settings.

Manage query rules in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to improve search results by creating and managing query rules for search verticals in the Enterprise Search Center.

Create query rules for web content management in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to improve search results by creating and managing query rules for web content management solutions.

Manage Web Parts in SharePoint 2013   Helps you prepare to manage security for Web Parts pages and controls that are used with SharePoint 2013.

Stop-SPProfileServiceIncrementalReplication   Stops incremental profile replication.

Remove-SPServerScaleOutDatabase   Removes a specific scale-out database.

Split-SPServerScaleOutDatabase   Moves a specified percentage of partitions from one scale-out database to another.

Start-SPProfileServiceFullReplication   Replicates all selected user profile properties from the source User Profile service application to the destination User Profile service application.

Get-SPProfilePropertyCollection   Gets all user profile properties.

Start-SPProfileServiceIncrementalReplication   Replicates changes for selected profile properties from the source.

Set-SPServerScaleOutDatabaseDataRange   Extends the range of a specified scale-out database.

Clear-SPServerScaleOutDatabaseLog   Clears all scale-out logs.

Start-SPProfileServiceRecoveryReplication   Recovers user profiles that failed to replicate during full profile replication.

Set-SPServerScaleOutDatabaseDataSubRange   Creates a subrange for a specified scale-out database.

Add-SPServerScaleOutDatabase   Adds an existing scale-out database to the specified service application.

Export-SPServerScaleOutDatabaseTenantData   Exports the data of the specified subscription.

Get-SPServerScaleOutDatabaseDataState   Returns the state information about the specified scale-out database.

Import-SPServerScaleOutDatabaseTenantData   Imports data from the specified subscription id.

Get-SPServerScaleOutDatabaseLogEntry   Queries a scale-out database for scale-out logs.

Clear-SPServerScaleOutDatabaseDeletedDataSubRange   Clears all partitions inside the specified deleted subrange.

Clear-SPServerScaleOutDatabaseTenantData   Removes all data related to the specified site subscription.

Get-SPServerScaleOutDatabaseInconsistency   Displays all inconsistencies related to scale-out databases' ranges.

Get-SPServerScaleOutDatabase   Returns all scale-out database objects.

Updated articles

Hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013   (1) Corrected the link for Windows Management Framework 3.0. The link now points to the RTM version instead of the RC version. (2) Added KB 2765317 for Windows Server 2012 for ASP.NET hotfix. (3) Updated localdb component requirement to the SQL Server 2012 SP1 Express version.

Administer sites and site collections in SharePoint 2013   Added a new section: "Manage Web Parts in SharePoint 2013."

Remove app for SharePoint instances from a SharePoint 2013 site   Added procedures for removing all app instances for a specific app with links to two Windows PowerShell scripts on the TechNet Gallery.

Database types and descriptions (SharePoint 2013)   Updated the Usage and Health Data Collection database description to show that this is the only SharePoint database that supports schema modifications. Added a link to KB 841057 for more information about supported Read operations in SharePoint databases.

Hybrid for SharePoint Server 2013   Added a reference to a new two-way federated search configuration document.

Index of Windows PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint 2013   Added SPServerScaleOutDatabase cmdlets to the list. These cmdlets apply only to SharePoint Server 2013.

Use Windows PowerShell cmdlets to configure the User Profile service in SharePoint Server 2013   Added User Profile Replication Engine cmdlets for SharePoint Server 2013.

Database cmdlets in SharePoint 2013   Added SPServerScaleOutDatabase cmdlets to the list. These cmdlets apply only to SharePoint Server 2013.

New articles

Use Secure Store with SQL Server Authentication (SharePoint Server 2013)   Describes how to store SQL Server credentials in Secure Store for use in accessing external data sources in Excel Services and Visio Services.

Change site collection administrators in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to change site collection administrators for SharePoint 2013 site collections by using SharePoint 2013 Central Administration or the SharePoint 2013 Management Shell.

Manage a connection to a document center or a records center in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to connect a web application to a SharePoint 2013 document center or records center and how to modify and delete connections.

Updated articles

Install and configure workflow for SharePoint Server 2013   Added information that the Workflow Manager Client is required on all WFE servers.

Mobile device browsers supported in SharePoint 2013   Added information about video play experience for iOS and Android-based devices. Android tablets are now supported for OS 4.0 and later versions.

New articles

Supported high availability and disaster recovery options for SharePoint databases (SharePoint 2013)   Provides information about the supported high availability and disaster recovery options for SharePoint 2013 databases.

Copy databases to the new farm for upgrade to SharePoint 2013   Describes how to copy SharePoint 2010 Products content and service databases to a SharePoint 2013 farm so that you can upgrade the data to SharePoint 2013.

Create the SharePoint 2013 farm for a database attach upgrade   Describes how to create and configure a SharePoint 2013 farm so that you can upgrade databases from SharePoint 2010 Products.

Upgrade service applications to SharePoint 2013   Describes how to upgrade service applications (Business Connectivity Services, Managed Metadata, Secure Store, User Profiles, Search) to SharePoint 2013.

Updated articles

System Center Operations Manager knowledge articles (SharePoint 2013)   Added links to Management Pack downloads for SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation.

Create web applications that use classic mode authentication in SharePoint 2013   Updated to include a note about Office Web Apps and classic mode authentication.

Upgrade content databases to SharePoint 2013, Upgrade databases from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013   Divided the database upgrade process up into multiple articles, one per phase.

Database types and descriptions (SharePoint 2013)   Expanded the descriptions for the Taxonomy and Word Automation Services databases.

Manage the search topology in SharePoint Server 2013   Updated the steps and the example to reflect how to change from the default search topology with an empty search index to a new search topology.

New articles

Case Study: Mavention and web content management in SharePoint Server 2013   Gives an overview of new SharePoint 2013 Web Content Management features, and also how Mavention used these features when they upgraded their website from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013.

Hybrid for SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about a hybrid SharePoint environment composed of SharePoint Server, typically deployed on-premises, and Microsoft Office 365 - SharePoint Online.

Configure properties of the Refinement Web Part in SharePoint Server 2013   Describes how to configure properties of the Refinement Web Part, how to display refiner counts, and how to change the refiner display name.

Configure properties of the Search Box Web Part in SharePoint Server 2013   Describes how to configure properties of the Search Navigation Web Part, and how to add a link to a new search vertical page.

Manage the Search Center   Learn about pages that are created in a Search Center site in SharePoint Server 2013, and see articles about how to configure Web Parts.

Change the default search topology in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to change from the default search topology with an empty search index to a new search topology by using Windows PowerShell.

Identify users and analyze document usage in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to collect information about document users to plan the document management solution in SharePoint 2013.

Manage the index component in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how and when to use Windows PowerShell to scale out the search index by adding an index component to create an additional index replica or index partition.

Overview of document management in SharePoint 2013   Learn about the elements of a document management solution and the document management planning process in SharePoint 2013.

Plan for information management policy in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to plan and integrate information management policies by using a document management solution in SharePoint 2013.

Plan document libraries in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to plan document library use, access, and workflow in SharePoint 2013.

Plan document sets in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn about the SharePoint Document Set feature in SharePoint 2013, how to administer Document Sets and plan for SharePoint Document Set content types.

Plan document versioning, content approval, and check-out controls in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to use versioning, content approval, and check-out in SharePoint 2013 to control document versions throughout their life cycle.

Updated articles

Clean up an environment before an upgrade to SharePoint 2013   Added information explaining that you cannot upgrade FAST Search Center sites to the 2013 experience.

Troubleshoot database upgrade issues in SharePoint 2013   Added troubleshooting information for user profiles during migration from classic authentication to claims-based authentication.

Troubleshoot site collection upgrade issues in SharePoint 2013   Added information explaining that you cannot upgrade FAST Search Center sites to the 2013 experience.

Upgrade a site collection to SharePoint 2013   Added information explaining that you cannot upgrade FAST Search Center sites to the 2013 experience.

Technical diagrams for SharePoint 2013   Added "Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 architecture" and "Enterprise-scale farms for SharePoint Server 2013" models.

Plan for SharePoint 2013   Added new section: "Plan document management in SharePoint 2013."

New articles

About service applications and services in SharePoint 2013   Learn about service applications and service application connections in SharePoint 2013.

Assign or remove administrators to a service application (SharePoint 2013)   Learn how to assign or remove service administrators to a service application in SharePoint 2013.

Service application and service management (SharePoint 2013)   Learn about service application infrastructure and how service applications and services can be managed by farm administrators in SharePoint 2013.

Configure view settings for a scorecard by using Dashboard Designer (SharePoint Server 2013)   Learn how to configure settings for a scorecard within PerformancePoint Services Dashboard Designer.

Create analytic charts or grids by using Dashboard Designer (SharePoint Server 2013)   Learn how to create an analytic chart or grid by using PerformancePoint Services Dashboard Designer.

Create or change hierarchical structures in scorecards by using Dashboard Designer in SharePoint Server 2013   Learn how to create or change hierarchical structures in scorecards using PerformancePoint Services Dashboard Designer.

Delete a service application in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to use Central Administration or Windows PowerShell to delete a service application in SharePoint 2013.

Manage service applications in SharePoint 2013   Learn how to manage and share service applications across farms in SharePoint 2013.

Updated articles

Configure the Secure Store Service in SharePoint 2013   Added a video demonstration that shows the procedures in this article.

Create a Visio Graphics Service service application in SharePoint Server 2013   Added a video demonstration that shows the procedures in this article.

Create claims-based web applications in SharePoint 2013   Updated to correct the Windows PowerShell cmdlet example.

Manage the Distributed Cache service in SharePoint Server 2013   Added a link to the new model, "Plan and use the Distributed Cache service in SharePoint Server 2013."

Monitor apps for SharePoint for SharePoint Server 2013   Added details on timer jobs, and what environments do not support monitoring apps.

Technical diagrams for SharePoint 2013   Added a new model, "Plan and use the Distributed Cache service in SharePoint Server 2013."