Welcome to the world of SharePoint 2013. SharePoint 2013 Production version is released & live implementations are proceeding. In this article I would like to re-iterate the features of SharePoint as a whole & the advantages of its use.
What is SharePoint?
In short, SharePoint is a browser-based collaboration, content management & extensible platform from Microsoft. The latest release of the product is SharePoint 2013.
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What are the previous versions of SharePoint 2013?
The previous 2 versions are MOSS 2007 and SharePoint 2010.
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What are the Features of SharePoint?
Depending on the business perspective there are are many features of SharePoint; see:
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How to install SharePoint 2013
As SharePoint is server-side software, it requires the Windows Server operating system. You can start with a new installation or use a Virtual Machine.
Once the operating system is ready, you can download & install SharePoint 2013 from the following link:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh973397.aspx
Hardware Requirements
The following are the core Hardware Requirements:
- CPU 64-bit
- RAM 8 GB
- HDD 80 GB
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Software Requirements
The following are the Software Requirements:
- Windows Server 2012
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012 64-bit
- Internet Information Services 7.5
- Microsoft .Net 4.5
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More detailed information can be found here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc262485(office.15).aspx#reqOtherCap
References
http://sharepoint.microsoft.com
Summary
In this article we have explored an overview of SharePoint 2013. In future articles we can explore more on its installation & explore the underlying aspects of SharePoint.