SharePoint (and Project Server) Shenanigans

Just a few useful links from the newly released / updated TechNet articles around SharePoint, Project Server and BI in 2013

SharePoint 2013

• Hardware planning support: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262485(v=office.15).aspx
• Browser support including activex controls http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263526(v=office.15).aspx
• Mobile device support: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161353(v=office.15).aspx
• Software Boundaries and Limitations: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787(v=office.15).aspx
• Capacity / Performance Management: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff758647(v=office.15).aspx
• IPv4 / IPv6 Guidelines: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748826(v=office.15).aspx

Project Server 2013

• Hardware and Software requirements: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee683978(v=office.15).aspx
• Performance and Capacity: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff646967(v=office.15).aspx
• Plan User Access
• Good overview video of the two different permission models and why you would use one over the other: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161361(v=office.15).aspx

Business Intelligence within SharePoint 2013

• Software Requirements: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219634(v=office.15).aspx

Excel Services

• Remember with Office Web Apps as a seperate SKU and install, things are a little different this time around…http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424405(v=office.15).aspx
• BI functionality within Excel Services for SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Online and interestingly, SkyDrive: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219751(v=office.15).aspx

PerformancePoint

• PerformancePoint 2013 overview including migration!!!: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424392(v=office.15).aspx
• PerformancePoint Strategy Maps: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff535783(v=office.15).aspx

Visio Services

• http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee663482(v=office.15).aspx

Reporting Services / Power View / PowerPivot

Reporting Services 2012 SP1 CTP3 or higher required for PowerPivot functionality

• Download: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30375
• NB: Remember this is not for production environments yet.

2012 SP1 CTP4 is out and RS2012 installation details here:

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200106(SQL.15).aspx#bkmk_RS

SQL Server 2012 BI – includes links to Report Builder, Power View and PowerPivot help

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee229548(v=sql.10).aspx

Reporting Services 2012 Developers Reference

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb522683.aspx

Hardware and Software requirements for Reporting Services and Power View

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210640.aspx

Supported Reporting Services with SharePoint combinations

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg492257.aspx

Reporting Services add-in locations

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg426282.aspx

Feature support for rs2012 Native vs. SharePoint

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms157231.aspx#bkmk_featuresupport

Reporting Services 2012 feature availability comparison with different SQL Server 2012 editions

• http://technet.microsoft.com/library/cc645993(SQL.110).aspx