Wow you blink your eyes or bat your eyelashes, and there is another release of SharePoint lurking around the corner.

Yes, Microsoft has released SharePoint Foundation 2013 Preview and SharePoint Server 2013 Preview (which can only be downloaded from TechNet) last week for your viewing pleasure.

There are some significant changes in this release that you’ll want to familiarize yourself with to allow you to take full advantage of the new functionality provided in SharePoint 2013.

The cool thing is that they also provided plenty of documentation and Visio diagrams (pictures are worth a thousand words) to help you understand SharePoint 2013. The images and documentation for SharePoint 2013 is available from a few different locations:

Mindsharp

To review Mindsharp’s SharePoint 2013 VIP Webinar, where I provide a 35,000 foot overview of "What's New in SharePoint 2013" for Developers, Designers, IT Pro's, and End Users, you can visit the Mindsharp Web site at:

https://www.mindsharp.com/Training/2013/Webinars/VIP.aspx

Microsoft

If you are interested in downloading the documentation and diagrams currently available for SharePoint 2013 you can visit the following Web Site:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/search.aspx?q=SharePoint%202013

If you are interested in downloading SharePoint Foundation 2013 Preview you can visit the following Web Site:

 http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30345

If you are interested in downloading SharePoint Server 2013 Preview (with a limited time trial) you can visit the following Web Site: (Be prepared to provide a Windows Live Account to complete this download)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/hh973397.aspx

I think this will give you plenty to do for a while, but check back for future posts where I will discuss SharePoint 2013 components and functionality in more detail.

Enjoy the SharePoint 2013 Preview and I will see you soon!