Planning for SharePoint 2013

Systems design should always derive from customers’ business objectives and goals and Microsoft best practices. The table below offers content recommendations in two categories: “Planning for Solutions” and “Planning for Server Farm Architecture.” Familiarity with these guidelines helps IT pros design highly reliable, consistently available and scalable systems.

Planning for Solutions

Plan user profiles and identities (SharePoint Server 2013)
Find overview and planning topics for user profiles and identities for SharePoint Server 2013.

Plan for social computing and collaboration in SharePoint Server 2013
Learn how to plan for social computing and collaboration in SharePoint Server 2013.

Plan document management in SharePoint 2013
Learn about the document management features of a solution based on SharePoint Server 2013.

Plan digital asset libraries in SharePoint Server 2013
Find resources beneficial for planning digital asset libraries in SharePoint Server 2013.

Plan records management in SharePoint Server 2013
Learn about records management in SharePoint Server 2013.

Plan eDiscovery in SharePoint Server 2013
Find links to articles about eDiscovery in SharePoint Server 2013.

Plan web content management in SharePoint Server 2013
Learn how to plan publishing sites by using SharePoint Server 2013 features.

Plan search in SharePoint Server 2013
Create a well-designed plan to install and configure search in SharePoint 2013.

Plan managed metadata in SharePoint Server 2013
Learn about managed metadata and taxonomy in SharePoint Server 2013.

Plan for business intelligence in SharePoint Server 2013
Learn how SharePoint Server 2013 implements business intelligence to analyze data.

Plan for Business Connectivity Services in SharePoint 2013
Learn how to use Microsoft Business Connectivity Services to access external data in SharePoint Server 2013.

Plan for Access Services in SharePoint Server 2013
Learn how to use Access Services in SharePoint Server 2013 to share solutions on the web.

Plan email integration for a SharePoint farm in SharePoint 2013
Learn how to plan for email integration in SharePoint 2013.

Plan for mobile devices in SharePoint 2013
Learn how to plan for your SharePoint Server 2013 mobile infrastructure.

Fundamental site planning in SharePoint 2013
Learn about site collections, sites and site templates in SharePoint 2013.

Getting started with SharePoint Server 2013 workflow
Read a high-level view of the SharePoint 2013 workflow platform.

Plan for administrative and service accounts in SharePoint 2013
Learn which accounts to use to manage SharePoint 2013 deployment scenarios and services.

Planning for Server Farm Architecture

System requirements for SharePoint 2013
Find information about hardware and software requirements, browser support and IP support for SharePoint 2013.

Plan logical architectures for SharePoint 2013
Use the SharePoint design samples and guidance to plan an architecture for a SharePoint 2013 deployment.

Plan for on-premises or hosted virtualization in SharePoint 2013
Create a well-designed plan to install and configure SharePoint 2013 in a virtual environment.

Plan authentication in SharePoint 2013
Find resources about user, server-to-server and app authentication to understand and plan for authentication in SharePoint 2013.

Permissions planning for sites and content in SharePoint 2013
Learn how to plan permissions for sites and site content for SharePoint 2013.

Overview of backup and recovery in SharePoint 2013
Understand backup and recovery scenarios, backup architecture and recovery processes before you plan to back up and restore SharePoint 2013.

Plan for backup and recovery in SharePoint 2013
Learn how to plan backup and recovery strategies for your SharePoint 2013 environment.

Plan for monitoring in SharePoint 2013
Learn about SharePoint monitoring tools and scenarios. Plan schedules and create a response plan to keep the SharePoint farm running.

Plan for high availability and disaster recovery for SharePoint 2013
Create well-designed plans for high availability and disaster recovery that meet business goals and objectives.

SQL Server and storage (SharePoint 2013)
Learn how to plan for SQL Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) and SQL Server 2012 and storage configuration for SharePoint 2013.

Security planning for SharePoint 2013 farms
Learn how to plan SharePoint 2013 security for server farms.