Introduction To and Features Of SharePoint 2013

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.



What are the previous versions of SharePoint 2013?

The previous 2 versions are MOSS 2007 and SharePoint 2010.



What are the Features of SharePoint?

Depending on the business perspective there are are many features of SharePoint; see:



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:

1. CPU 64-bit
2. RAM 8 GB
3. HDD 80 GB
   
   

Software Requirements

The following are the Software Requirements:

1. Windows Server 2012
2. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 64-bit
3. Internet Information Services 7.5
4. Microsoft .Net 4.5
   
   

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.