http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alex_randall What we’ll talk about The new way to work together SharePoint Products Cloud Server Free Not to worry: all products share the same core concepts One Or More Web Front Ends Zero or More App Servers Database Server(s) All user created content is stored in the database A SharePoint-served web page is rendered from: Cache first If not in cache, it composes from: master pages page layouts web parts database stored content Look and feel, site templates, lists, list views, WebParts, etc. Approval Processes, Helpdesk, etc Smart phones, tablets, writing apps that talk to SharePoint from the outside Bringing external data into SharePoint SharePoint is a Platform SharePoint enables end users to do a lot! Customizing SharePoint and Creating Apps/Solutions Talking to SharePoint from the outside .NET Managed SharePoint Client Side Object Model Other platforms: REST based interfaces WCF Web Services Demo: WebPart with server-side code Demonstrates a taste of the server-side SharePoint 2010 object model and more! Demo: AppPage Demonstrates future of SharePoint development for a lot of scenarios using JavaScript SharePoint Client Side Object Model (CSOM) for Office 356 SharePoint Server 2013 Preview Lists Views Document Libraries Webs Pages Site Collections Content Types Site Columns Workflows Event Receivers Web Parts Features Instructor Led Classes Virtual Labs http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/cc707678.aspx Self paced online training http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/aa905692 Books http://learning.microsoft.com/Manager/BrowseResults.as px?qry=sharepoint&nav=trainingtype%3aBook&btn=1 You can get a free Office 365/SharePoint Server 2013 Preview Instance right now! http://msdn.microsoft.com/enus/library/office/apps/jj220030(v=office.15) Also go to the new Office 2013 Preview/SharePoint 2013 Preview app development hub for videos, samples, training, and documentation, etc: http://dev.office.com Alex Randall Senior Consultant http://blogs.msdn.com/b/alex_randall