New PluralSight course: Planning and Deploying Office Web Apps 2013

I am excited to announce that I have just finished my first PluralSight course on Office Web Apps 2013! Office Web Apps Server is a new Office server product that delivers browser-based versions of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OneNote. In this course, you will learn what exactly Office Web Apps 2013 is, how it works and how you can install and connect it with Exchange, Lync, and SharePoint.

This course is aimed at the SharePoint, Exchange, Lync or general SysAdmin who needs to install, configure and maintain Office Web Apps in their organization. However, the first module is for everyone, as it is only an introduction to Office Web Apps and the demo at the end showcases all the features Office Web Apps has to offer.

Why did I choose Office Web Apps? I think it’s a technology that not enough companies implement, and the benefits it has vs the costs are amazing! Last year, I did a presentation at five SharePoint Saturdays about connecting Lync, Exchange, SharePoint and Office Web Apps together. The feedback I got is that no one really knew all the benefits that Office Web Apps added to SharePoint. For example, the ability to preview documents and view complete Office documents directly in the SharePoint Search page!

There are many other features available in SharePoint, as well as amazing features in Exchange and Lync! You can view the course over here: http://www.pluralsight.com/courses/deploying-office-web-apps-2013

Enjoy and for any questions, do not hesitate to use either comments on my blog, discussions on the PluralSight course or send me a tweet @vladcatrinescu