Microsoft is releasing a lot of free material for SharePoint Server 2013 on Microsoft Download Center .
The Microsoft Download Center is actually a Gold Mine of knowledge, however the problem is, no-one knows it’s there. I decided to make a tour of most of the e-books, worksheets and models released by Microsoft to make it easier for you to find them.

I will just show them to you as a big list, if you want more information click on the link.

Multi-farm architectures with SharePoint Server 2013

Topologies for SharePoint 2013

SharePoint Server 2013 Preview IT Professional Reviewer’s Guide

SharePoint 2013 Upgrade Process

SharePoint 2013 ITPro content CHM

SharePoint 2013: App Overview for IT Pro

Global Solutions for SharePoint 2013

Enterprise search architectures for SharePoint Server 2013

Services in SharePoint Server 2013

Back up and restore: SharePoint Server 2013

User profile properties and profile synchronization planning worksheets for SharePoint Server 2013

Search architectures for SharePoint Server 2013

Design Sample: Extranet with Dedicated Zones for Authentication for SharePoint 2013

Downloadable eBook: Explore SharePoint 2013

SharePoint 2013: How to Test Upgrade

Databases that support SharePoint 2013 Preview

Downloadable eBook: Explore SharePoint 2013 from Official Microsoft Download Center

Free E-book for IT Pro’s from Microsoft : Deployment guide for SharePoint 2013

SharePoint 2013 training for IT pros

I marked this as Part 1 because I will try and search on-line every month and bring you the best material on the internet.

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