Course Details
20332B - Advanced Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
Prerequisites and Overview
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/course.aspx?cid=20332
Before attending this course, students must have:
Suggested Classes
SharePoint20331 – Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
55033 – SharePoint 2013 Site Collection and Site Administration
50547 – SharePoint 2010 Site Collection and Site Administration
MCSA: Windows Server 2012
20410 – Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012
20411 – Administering Windows Server 2012
20412 – Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services
MCSA: SQL Server
10774 – Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012
10775 – Administering Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Databases
10777 – Implementing a Data Warehouse with Microsoft SQL Server 2012
PowerShell
10961 – Automating Administration with PowerShell 3.0
10325 – Automating Administration with PowerShell 2.0
CompTIA A+, Network+, Security+
More on courses from the Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2012/07/course-list.html
Certification
70-332 Study Guide – SharePoint Study Group Wikihttp://borntolearn.mslearn.net/certification/server/w/wiki/507.332-advanced-solutions-of-microsoft-sharepoint-server-2013.aspx#fbid=y1g2oVOukAH
SharePoint Certification Information
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/learning/mcse-productivity-certification.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-sharepoint-server.aspx
More from Tech Bytes
MCSE SharePoint 2013
http://randelhall.blogspot.com/2013/06/sharepoint-mcse.html
PowerShell
Index of Windows PowerShell cmdlets for SharePoint 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff678226.aspx
Command Builder
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/TechNet/en-us/Office/media/WindowsPowerShell/WindowsPowerShellCommandBuilder.html
Module 1 - SharePoint Server 2013 Architecture
Hardware and software requirements for SharePoint 2013
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=299525
Software boundaries and limits for SharePoint 2013
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/install/software-boundaries-and-limits
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262787.aspx
Overview of mobile devices and SharePoint Server 2013
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=302034
Create and configure communities in SharePoint Server 2013
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=302036
Configure My Sites in SharePoint Server 2013
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=302037
Changes from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=302039
SharePoint feature availability across on-premises solutions
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=302040
O365
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/office/dn788955
Hybrid for SharePoint 2013
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=302043
Technical Diagrams – Posters
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx
SharePoint Versions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj819267.aspx
Loopback Check
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896861
IIS Warmup
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/iis/get-started/whats-new-in-iis-8/iis-80-application-initialization
More on Workflows from the Cloud Engineer
Web Application vs Site Collection vs Site
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/11/web-application-vs-site-collection-vs.html
Module 2 - Designing Business Continuity Management Strategies
Updated - Supported high availability and disaster recovery options for SharePoint databases (SharePoint 2013)
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/administration/supported-high-availability-and-disaster-recovery-options-for-sharepoint-databas
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj841106.aspx
High availability and disaster recovery concepts in SharePoint 2013
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=302044
Create a high availability architecture and strategy for SharePoint 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748824.aspx
SharePoint 2013 Minimal Fault Tolerant Configuration
http://www.itunity.com/article/sharepoint-2013-minimal-fault-tolerant-configuration-532
Add web or application servers to farms in SharePoint 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Cc261752.aspx
Updated SQL Server Always On
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2014/03/20/Support-for-SQL-Server-Always-On-Async-Replication-with-SharePoint.aspx
Request Manager in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj712708.aspx
Request Management in SharePoint Server 2013 – Two Part Series
http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2013rm1.aspx
http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2013rm2.aspx
Request Management Issues
http://amolmeshe.blogspot.com/2013/05/sharepoint-2013-request-management.html
Failover Timeout Value
http://blogs.technet.com/b/wbaer/archive/2010/05/03/database-mirroring-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx
SharePoint 2013 and SQL Server Always On - High Availability SharePoint
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sambetts/archive/2013/04/24/sharepoint-2013-and-sql-server-alwayson-high-availability-sharepoint.aspx
SQL Versions
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645993.aspx#High_availability
DPM
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc287757(v=office.14).aspx
Latest on DPM and SharePoint
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh758034(v=sc.12).aspx
SharePoint 2013 Backup with PowerShell and Task Scheduler
http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2013/02/23/sharepoint-2013-backup-with-powershell-and-task-scheduler-for-beginners.aspx
Best practices for virtualization (2010)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh295699(v=office.14).aspx
Use best practice configurations for the SharePoint 2013 virtual machines and Hyper-V environment
https://web.archive.org/web/20170209111631/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff621103(v=office.15).aspx
Moving Search Server
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj862356.aspx
Moving Search Databases
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj729803.aspx
Configuring IIS 7.5 Shared Configuration
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/meamcs/2012/05/30/configuring-iis-7-5-shared-configuration/
Module 3 – Service Applications
Operations for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262289.aspx
Site and Solution Administration 2010 (Oldie but a goodie - still applies to 2013)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc794341(v=office.14).aspx
Service Application Dependencies
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg983005.aspx
https://web.archive.org/web/20151230231324/https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263199.aspx#architecture (PDF Only)
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=299540 (original link)
Module 4 - BCS - Business Connectivity Services
SSS – Secure Store Service
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee806866.aspx
BCS – Business Connectivity Service
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161283.aspx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163782.aspx
Free Chapter 11 on BCS from Professional SharePoint 2010 Development
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh144965.aspx
Changing Throttling Limits – 2000 by default
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/bcs/archive/2010/02/16/bcs-powershell-introduction-and-throttle-management.aspx
Create ECT using SharePoint Designer 2013
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj220063.aspx
http://lightningtools.com/bcs/creating-an-external-content-type-with-sharepoint-designer-2013/
Change time from UTC to Local
http://phadnisblog.com/2013/06/26/bcs-external-list-shows-wrong-date-time/
Module 5 - People
Server-to-server authentication and user profiles in SharePoint Server 2013
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=302080
AD Import – Step by Step
http://blogs.technet.com/b/meacoex/archive/2013/08/04/step-by-step-active-directory-import-for-sharepoint-2013.aspx
UPA – Step by Step
http://blogs.technet.com/b/meamcs/archive/2013/02/18/sharepoint-2010-2013-user-profile-synchronization.aspx
Oldie but Goodie
http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2010ups.aspx
AD Import Mappings
http://www.harbar.net/archive/2013/02/18/Default-Active-Directory-Import-User-Profile-Property-Mappings-in-SharePoint.aspx
User Profile – Helpful PowerShell
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff681014.aspx
SharePoint User Profile Synchronization Service AutoFixer
http://sharepointbjorn.com/2014/06/25/user-profile-synchronization-autofixer/
Cleanup Obsolete Users and Groups and more in this article …
Maintain user profile synchronization settings in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff681014(v=office.15).aspx
UPSA Synchronization
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Ff681014.aspx
User's Account Name Changed in Active Directory. How to Sync it in SharePoint?
Read more: http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2013/01/user-login-name-changed-in-ad-how-to-sync-with-sharepoint.html#ixzz3jrIWkiJf
http://www.sharepointdiary.com/2013/01/user-login-name-changed-in-ad-how-to-sync-with-sharepoint.html
Account SID’s
http://blogs.technet.com/b/marios_mo_betta_blog/archive/2012/07/05/account-sid-s.aspx
Debug Missing Pictures
http://sharepointconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-to-debug-user-missing-picture.html
Create and configure communities in SharePoint Server 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219543(v=office.15).aspx
How to customize you community site badges
https://web.archive.org/web/20160124184643/http://mysharepointinsight.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/how-to-customize-you-community-site.html
AD not updated immediately to SharePoint?
https://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/86169-sharepoint-2013-permissions-controlled-by-ad-security-group-will-not-update
https://sharepoint.stackexchange.com/questions/14649/why-are-user-permissions-set-in-ad-not-updated-immediately-to-sharepoint
Module 6 - Productivity and Collaboration
Oauth - Configure server-to-server authentication in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219532.aspx
Manage server-to-server authentication (OAuth) and partner applications in Skype for Business Server 2015
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj204817.aspx
Error - “We’re still collecting the latest news…”
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mpriem/archive/2012/08/20/sharepoint-2013-preview-newsfeeds-showing-nothing.aspx?CommentPosted=true#commentmessage
More on Distributed Cache Error – “We’re still collecting the latest news …”
https://eschrader.com/2015/08/13/sharepoint-2013-newsfeed-were-still-collecting-the-latest-news-error/
Figure: Architectural changes in SharePoint Workflow
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219638(v=office.15).aspx
Install and configure workflow for SharePoint Server 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj658588.aspx
What's new in workflow in SharePoint Server 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219638.aspx
Azure Workflow Manager
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163276.aspx
SharePoint Designer 2013 – Workflow
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj163272.aspx
Getting Started with SharePoint Server 2013 Workflows
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj227177(v=office.15).aspx
Workflow Manager Farms for SharePoint 2013 – Spencer Harbar
http://www.harbar.net/articles/wfm1.aspx
http://www.harbar.net/articles/wfm2.aspx
http://www.harbar.net/articles/wfm3.aspx
http://www.harbar.net/articles/wfm4.aspx
Workflow conditions quick reference (SharePoint 2010 Workflow platform)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj822976.aspx
Workflow actions quick reference (SharePoint 2013 Workflow platform)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj164026.aspx
List of known issues in SharePoint 2013 designer
Co-authoring administration in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff718235.aspx
Good Co-authoring Overview in SharePoint 2013
http://en.share-gate.com/blog/co-authoring-documents-sharepoint-2013
Overview of co-authoring in SharePoint 2013 (limit max users)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff718249.aspx
Project Server 2013 - Install and configure for Project Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc197280(v=office.15).aspx
Updates Access Services
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Office-Retirement-Blog/Updating-the-Access-Services-in-SharePoint-Roadmap/ba-p/57148
Updates Visio Services
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/visio-services-in-sharepoint-online-roadmap-cecad64e-e0c4-49d0-93e0-acdd3709c57c
Updates InfoPath Services
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/microsoft_infopath_bloggers/2016/03/01/infopath-is-not-included-in-office-2016/
More on Workflows from the Cloud Engineer
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2011/06/sharepoint-workflows.html
Module 7 - BI - Business Intelligence
What’s New in Business Intelligence
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj542395.aspx
Compare Excel Services vs Excel using WOPI
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/comparing-excel-services-in-sharepoint-to-excel-web-app-HA102832426.aspx
Configuring Access Services for SharePoint (SharePoint 2013)
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/anneste/2014/10/31/configure-an-environment-for-apps-for-sharepoint-sharepoint-2013/
Power BI for Office 365
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/tag/office-365/
Power Query, enabling customers to easily search and access public data and their organization's data, all within Excel (formerly known as "Data Explorer"). Power Map, a 3D data visualization tool for mapping, exploring and interacting with geographic and temporal data (formerly known as product codename "Geoflow"). Power Pivot for creating and customizing flexible data models within Excel.
Power View for creating interactive charts, graphs and other visual representations of data.Introducing Power BI for Office 365
http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2013/07/08/introducing-power-bi-for-office-365.aspx
Power BI FAQ
https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-frequently-asked-questions/
Power BI Desktop
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/desktop-what-is-desktop
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/report-server/compare-report-server-service
Configure Power Pivot for SharePoint 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn456880.aspx
Visio – Stencils contain more than 300 icons including SharePoint
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35772
Module 8 - Enterprise Search
Search Config using PowerShell (Part 1 and Part 2)https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/32166.sharepoint-2013-configure-search-using-powershell-part-1-of-2.aspx
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/33336.sharepoint-2013-configure-search-using-powershell-part-2-of-2.aspx Search Reports
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219611.aspx
Linguistic search features in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219499
Query Suggestions from Microsoft
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj721441
Query spelling Suggestions from community
http://blog.mastykarz.nl/sharepoint-2013-query-spelling-inclusions-for-the-masses/
Query Spelling Suggestions Revisit
http://blog.mastykarz.nl/sharepoint-2013-query-spelling-inclusions-masses-revisited/
Seed Search Suggestions via PowerShell
http://www.dotnetmafia.com/blogs/dotnettipoftheday/archive/2012/09/18/how-to-seed-search-suggestions-in-sharepoint-2013-preview.aspx
http://sharepoint-community.net/profiles/blogs/sharepoint-2013-configure-search-suggestions-using-poweshell
Search Verticals (formally called Scope)
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/tothesharepoint/2013/11/12/how-to-add-a-custom-search-vertical-to-your-search-results-page-in-sharepoint-2013/
Manage query suggestions in SharePoint Server 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj721441.aspx
SharePoint 2013: Tips for Troubleshooting Search Suggestions
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/16640.sharepoint-2013-tips-for-troubleshooting-search-suggestions.aspx
Continuous Crawls - The default interval every 15 minutes. Shortest interval possible every 1 minute.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219802.aspx
SP2010 Search *Explained: Crawling (Note that is still applies in theory)
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepoint_strategery/archive/2012/10/30/sp2010-search-explained-crawling.aspx
SharePoint Search and Deadlocks in SQL Server
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sharepoint_strategery/archive/2014/02/10/sharepoint-search-and-deadlocks-in-sql-server.aspx
Search Query Tool – Awesome Tool!
http://sp2013searchtool.codeplex.com/
KQL
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ee558911.aspx
Test Lab Guide: Highly Available SharePoint Server 2013 Search topology
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn271768.aspx
Missing Search Dictionary
http://www.jrjlee.com/2013/02/the-search-dictionaries-term-store.html
Module 9 - ECM - Enterprise Content Management
Shredded Storagehttp://blogs.technet.com/b/wbaer/archive/2012/11/12/introduction-to-shredded-storage-in-sharepoint-2013.aspx
Overview of eDiscovery and in-place holds in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161516.aspx
Differences between a records archive and in-place records
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee424394.aspx
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/governance/use-a-records-archive-or-manage-records-in-place
Record Center – File Plans
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261708.aspx
Composite Solutions
https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/SharePoint-Conference/2012/SPC027
Content Types
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Create-or-customize-a-site-content-type-27eb6551-9867-4201-a819-620c5658a60f?CorrelationId=81f75ff7-85a9-4a44-af73-9a9940f2baf9&ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
Module 10 - WCM - Web Content Management
New Publishing Templates in SharePoint 2013http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj635881.aspx
Cross Site Publishing
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj656774.aspx
Master Page Preview File – More on oslo.preview seattle.preview
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj927173.aspx
Design Manager – MSDN
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj822363.aspx
Design Channels – MSDN
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj862343.aspx
Configure Search Web Parts in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj679900.aspx
Configure refiners and faceted navigation in SharePoint Server 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj679902.aspx
SharePoint 2013 Design Manager device channels
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=303710
More on Device Channels
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj673030.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff393836.aspx
http://www.packtpub.com/article/branding-sharepoint-with-device-channels-and-design-packages
Good Article on Mobile Device Design (5 parts)
http://blog.christian-heindel.de/2012/07/23/mobile-devices-and-sharepoint-2013-part-i-overview/
List of Agents
http://user-agents.org/
Responsive Web Design
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/hh653584.aspx
Image Renditions
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj720398.aspx
Create a map view for the Geolocation field in SharePoint 2013
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/jj656773.aspx
Module 11 - Managing Solutions
Installation and Deployment of a Farm Solution in SharePoint 2010http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=303711
Upgrading a Farm Solution in SharePoint 2010
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=303712
Un-installation and Retraction of a Farm Solution
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=303713
SharePoint Feature Administration and Clean Up Tool
https://github.com/achimismaili/featureadmin
https://featureadmin.codeplex.com/
Sandboxed Solutions – Metrics
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/ee335711.aspx
Removing-code-based-sandbox-solutions
https://dev.office.com/blogs/removing-code-based-sandbox-solutions-in-sharepoint-online
Module 12 – Apps
"Apps for SharePoint" is changing to "SharePoint Add-ins"https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/fp179930.aspx
Install and Manage Apps for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161232.aspx
Setting up your App domain for SharePoint 2013
http://sharepointchick.com/archive/2012/07/29/setting-up-your-app-domain-for-sharepoint-2013.aspx
How To Configure SharePoint 2013 On-Premises Deployments for Apps
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mspfe/archive/2013/01/31/configuring-sharepoint-on-premise-deployments-for-apps.aspx
Setting up your App domain for SharePoint 2013 via PowerShell
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/tomvan/archive/2012/11/20/prepare-sharepoint-2013-
server-for-app-development-create-an-isolated-app-domain-powershell-script.aspx
Planning for the New Apps Model
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161237.aspx
SharePoint app model - Download the SharePoint 2013: App Overview for IT Pro
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30373
Configure an environment for apps for SharePoint (SharePoint 2013)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161236.aspx
Manage the App Catalog in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161234.aspx
App permissions in SharePoint 2013
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/fp142383.aspx
Multiple domain functionality to Apps - March PU – Note reverse proxy requirement
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn144963.aspx
1 Fab 40 App and Only One http://www.threewill.com/inspect-adapt/
http://www.threewill.com/fab-40-templates-for-sharepoint-2013-download/
DNS Fix for Local Development Platform
http://www.justinkobel.com/post/2014/06/25/Develop-On-Prem-SharePoint-Hosted-Apps-without-DNS-Admin
Free Apps from Codeplex
https://apps.codeplex.com/releases/view/91377
Module 13 – Governance
IT governance in SharePoint 2013
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/SharePoint/governance/governance
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219569.aspx
Best Practices
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/12438.sharepoint-2013-best-practices.aspx
Governance Planning
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff598584(v=office.15)
Operations for SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262289(v=office.15).aspx
Information management and governance in SharePoint 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/cc262900.aspx
Application management and governance in SharePoint 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/dn531035.aspx
SharePoint 2010 Governance Planning
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=401
Governance 101: Best practices for creating and managing team sites
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-server-help/governance-101-best-practices-for-creating-and-managing-team-sites-HA101847542.aspx
Community Best Practices for SharePoint 2013
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/12438.community-best-practices-for-sharepoint-2013.aspx
Governance Planning in SharePoint Server 2016
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt631711(v=office.16).aspx
April 2018 CU for SharePoint 2013 product family is available for download
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2018/04/10/april-2018-cu-for-sharepoint-2013-product-family-is-available-for-download/
Module 14 - Upgrading and Migrating
Tech Center http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint/fp142375.aspx
Planning worksheet – Download
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?Linkid=303733
Farm Documentation
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff645391.aspx
Document your Permissions
http://briantjackett.com/archive/2013/07/01/powershell-script-to-enumerate-sharepoint-2010-or-2013-permissions-and.aspx
older post http://www.briantjackett.com/archive/2009/04/24/the-power-of-powershell-and-sharepoint-enumerating-sharepoint-permissions-and.aspx Database-Attach Checklist (SharePoint 2013)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607663.aspx
Search First Migration
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/ashishranjan/2014/10/29/consuming-sp2013-search-on-sp2010-farm-a-step-towards-moving-to-sp2013/
Migrate from classic-mode to claims-based authentication in SharePoint 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg251985.aspx
Upgrading from SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2013 Step by Step
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/alimaz/2012/07/17/upgrading-from-sharepoint-2010-to-sharepoint-2013-step-by-step/
Upgrade site collections to SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219474.aspx
Manage Site Collection Upgrades
http://technet.microsoft.com/EN-US/library/jj219599.aspx
Run site collection health checks in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219720.aspx
Introduction to Upgrade – Bill Baer
http://blogs.technet.com/b/wbaer/archive/2012/07/17/introduction-to-upgrade-in-sharepoint-server-2013.aspx
Why SharePoint 2013 Cumulative Update takes 5 hours to install?
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/russmax/archive/2013/04/01/why-sharepoint-2013-cumulative-update-takes-5-hours-to-install.aspx
Upgrade Tools
http://blog.fpweb.net/7-sharepoint-2013-upgrade-tools-you-cant-live-without/
Update Checklist for Site Collections
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219531(v=office.15)
Common Issues for Site Collections
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219648
Restart Upgrade
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff382638
PowerShell for Evaluation Site Collections
http://blog.fpweb.net/sharepoint-2013-evaluation-site-collections
Manage site collection upgrades to SharePoint 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219599.aspx
SharePoint 2010 Upgrade Whitepaper and Links
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=3837
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc303309(v=office.14).aspx
SP1
http://thecloudengineer.blogspot.com/2014/04/sharepoint-2013-sp1.html
OOS Office Online Server version compatibility list
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219456(v=office.16).aspx
SMAT
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=53598
SMAT Reports
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Migration-Assessment-Scan-Reports-Roadmap-5bf2619b-14fd-421c-8b84-869743f1eca2?ui=en-US&rs=en-US&ad=US
Test lab guides for SharePoint Server 2013
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh872914.aspx
Install a software update (SharePoint 2013)
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff806338.aspx
SharePoint patching demystified
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/stefan_gossner/2014/08/18/sharepoint-patching-demystified/
More Upgrade Resouces from Bill Baer
Learn more about SharePoint Server 2013 Learn more about upgrade and migration in SharePoint Server 2013 Use Windows PowerShell to upgrade to SharePoint 2013 and migrate data Troubleshoot site collection upgrade issues in SharePoint 2013 Review site collections upgraded to SharePoint 2013
Extras - Appendix
Planning worksheets for SharePoint 2013http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc262451.aspx
Overview of SharePoint 2013 Multilingual Features
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mvpawardprogram/archive/2013/08/05/overview-of-sharepoint-2013-multilingual-features.aspx
Distributed Cache (info and downloadable content)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219572.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35557
Find Content about SharePoint 2013
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepoint-help/find-content-about-sharepoint-server-2013-HA103047055.aspx
SharePoint: Upgrade 2010 content to 2013
http://blog.armgasys.com/?p=275
