SharePoint Workspace gone for 2013!

 

Just an FYI…

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178954.aspx

SharePoint Workspace Product

SharePoint Workspace

End of life

SharePoint Workspace is being removed from the Office product base.

We will release Folder Sync with Office 2013.

N/A

The replacement feature is Folder Sync, which is included with Office 2013. This lets users take doc libraries offline for SharePoint and sync them.

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For those not upgrading to Office 2013 yet, SharePoint Workspace 2010 may still work with SharePoint 2013.

You may also want to search that article for "End of life", "removed" and "removing" to see what else is gone.

 

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Cincinnati PowerShell User Group Meeting with Keith Mayer (Round 2)

 

Thursday 1/24/2013 6:00 at MAX Technical Training

Before our December meeting came to a close, Keith mentioned a follow-up presentation. I am pleased to announce he will be joining us again on Thursday January 24th! He will continue his presentation with the second half of PowerShell management and virtualization – this time with a focus on managing Windows Azure virtual machines via PowerShell.

Registration and other details here: http://www.meetup.com/TechLife-Cincinnati/events/98558502/

Registration is optional, but helps us with planning.

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January SharePoint Events in the Cincinnati Area

 

• Cincinnati SharePoint User Group Meeting – Thursday 1/3/2013
• Dayton SharePoint User Group Meeting – Tuesday 1/8/13
• SharePoint Saturday Indy – Saturday 1/12/2013

 

Cincinnati SharePoint User Group Meeting – Thursday 1/3/2013  6:00-8:00

Please register here so we know how much food to get! http://www.meetup.com/TechLife-Cincinnati/events/94158842/

Lisa Gardner will present on SharePoint and SQL Server

SharePoint is a rapidly growing application that relies heavily on SQL Server. In this session, we will discuss what a DBA needs to know to successfully manage instances hosting SharePoint databases. What configuration options are best for a SharePoint workload? What kind of maintenance should be performed? How should databases be provisioned? What the heck are all these databases for anyway? We will also discuss some nomenclature and key components of SharePoint to help DBAs better communicate with SharePoint application teams.

This presentation is aimed at DBAs who have to manage SharePoint databases, but it definitely pertains to SharePoint administrators as well.

• Outline:
• SharePoint Overview
• SharePoint Databases – what they are, best practices, sizing guidance
• SQL Server Configuration, Setup, and Maintenance for hosting SharePoint
• What to look out for – common

Lisa Gardner
Microsoft Premier Field Engineer
SQL Server
US PFE - Central Region

 

Dayton SharePoint User Group Meeting – Tuesday 1/8/2013 6:00-8:00

Info here: http://www.dayspug.org/SitePages/Home.aspx

Session Title: What’s New in SharePoint Server 2013 for IT Pros

Abstract:
​SharePoint Server 2013 can help you achieve new levels of reliability and performance, delivering features and capabilities that simplify administration, protect communications and information, and empower users while meeting their demands for greater business mobility. In this session you will learn more about what's new for IT Professionals in SharePoint Server 2013 and how its features and capabilities can help simply administration, protect communications and information, and empower users. Sign up for a FREE Windows Azure trial before this session at http://aka.ms/AzureCloudLab to prepare for building your own SharePoint Server 2013 lab in the cloud!

Speaker:
Keith Mayer is a Technical Evangelist at Microsoft focused on Windows Infrastructure, Data Center Virtualization, Systems Management and Private Cloud.

 

SharePoint Saturday Indy – January 12th, 2013

Register here: http://www.sharepointsaturday.org/Indy/default.aspx

SharePoint Saturday is coming back to Indianapolis. SharePoint Saturday is an educational, informative & lively day filled with sessions from respected SharePoint professionals & MVPs, covering a wide variety of SharePoint-orientated topics. SharePoint Saturday is FREE, open to the public and is your local chance to immerse yourself in SharePoint!

SharePoint Saturday Indianapolis will be held January 12th, 2013 on the campus of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. Our call for speakers is now open, to submit download the submission form at http://sdrv.ms/TpsQHX, fill it out, and submit it to spsindy@outlook.com. If you are interested in sponsoring the event, please send an email to spsindy@outlook.com for more information. Keep an eye on this page for more information about the event as it develops.

 

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SharePoint 2013 First Looks for ITPros and Developers

 

I will be presenting two FREE First Look clinics this Thursday and Friday at MAX Technical Training. You can attend these sessions in person at MAX's Mason, Ohio training center or remotely using any PC.

• MS-40027 First Look: What's New for Developers in Microsoft SharePoint 2013
  January 3rd, 2013 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
  Click here to register: http://www.maxtrain.com/Classes/ClassInfo.aspx?Id=43826
  
• MS-40028 First Look Clinic: What’s New for IT Professionals in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
  January 4th, 2013 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EST
  Click here to register: http://www.maxtrain.com/Classes/ClassInfo.aspx?Id=44107

Just for fun, when registering add a note that "Mike sent me!" (Or maybe… "Attending in spite of Mike")

 

MS-40027 First Look: What's New for Developers in Microsoft SharePoint 2013

More info here: http://www.maxtrain.com/Classes/ClassInfo.aspx?Id=43826

This 1/2 day instructor-led developer first-look course provides an overview of the new features, functional areas, product enhancements, and application models in SharePoint 13.

At Course Completion

• Provide an overview of the new features, functional areas, and product enhancements in SharePoint 2013.
• Summarize the key features of the SharePoint 2013 application development platform and describe the key features of Marketplaces.
• Explain what a SharePoint-Hosted app is, and describe how to build a SharePoint-Hosted app.
• Explain what a Cloud-Hosted app is, and describe how to build a Cloud-Hosted app.
• Describe how developers extend Office Application user interfaces by creating Apps for Office and publishing them in different catalogs.
• Describe how to create and code a simple App for Office that interacts with document content.
• Describe improvements in Manage Metadata Services, Enterprise Content Management and Web Content Management in SharePoint 2013.
• Describe the new social networking functionality available to SharePoint 2013 App developers.
• Describe how the new capabilities of the SharePoint Search engine can be used in SharePoint Apps.
• Describe how to query the index from a SharePoint-Hosted app using CSOM.

MS-40028 First Look Clinic: What’s New for IT Professionals in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013

More info here: http://www.maxtrain.com/Classes/ClassInfo.aspx?Id=44107

This 1/2 day instructor-led first-look clinic explains the new and improved product features as applicable to IT Professionals and how to install, deploy, manage, and administer SharePoint Server 2013. It also provides information on how to integrate SharePoint Server 2013 with key applications and how to maintain and troubleshoot SharePoint Server 2013.

At course completion:

• Identify the major new features in SharePoint 2013 for IT Pros
• Discuss the major architectural changes in SharePoint 2013
• Describe the major changes to the BCS and the search service
• Describe the new BI and composites features in SharePoint 2013
• Describe the new content management and compliance features
• Identify the new features for social computing and mobile users

 

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