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We have recently uncovered an issue with this Service Pack 1 package that may prevent customers who have Service Pack 1 from deploying future public or cumulative updates. As a precautionary measure, we have deactivated the download page until a new package is published. ” http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2817429

There are some tools that are nice to have when dealing with SharePoint: DisposeChecker Developer dashboard .NET reflector Fiddler httpWatch LDP.exe nslookup Telnet wireshark netmon  Notepad++ SQL trace logs event viewer DisposeChecker ulsviewer

Reference is : 2013 advanced Training User Profile Service administrators in SharePoint 2013 can use profile synchronization to manage and synchronize the user and group profile data stored in the SharePoint 2013 profile store with profile data stored in directory services and BDC systems. There are two distinct forms of profile import and synchronization available in SharePoint 2013: ·          One-way profile import. This is a new implementation of a simple import process that was first provided in SharePoint Server 2007. It uses the SharePoint Active Directory Import option to import user profile data from Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS). Note: One-way profile import only works with Active Directory and does not support other directory services. ·          Two-way profile synchronization. This uses the SharePoint Server 2013 profile synchronization method that was first introduced in SharePoint Server 2010. It uses Microsoft Forefront Identity Manager (FIM)

The resources: 1-       Use your MSDN subscription to check the office 365 developer site 2-       You can create your windows azure machines if you have MSDN subscription   or bought machines 3-       Check some links below and you can do your own investigation too Some Links for development SharePoint apps: http://sharepointpromag.com/blog/office-365-development-environment-options-and-tools (Important) http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/office365-sharepoint-online-enterprise-help/plan-customizations-solutions-and-apps-for-sharepoint-online-HA102772716.aspx (Important) http://blogs.msdn.com/b/officeapps/archive/2013/10/17/announcing-visual-studio-2013-rtm.aspx (Important) http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp161179(v=office.15).aspx (Important) http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/office/site/search?query=SharePoint&f[0].Value=SharePoint&f[0].Type=SearchText&ac=2 http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/690015/SharePoint-Online-App-Development-Part

Vanity URL is the url that just redirects to existing site to do that in SharePoint 2010/2013: Note: the following steps needs to be done on all front ends servers if you are having more than 1 and also make sure to add it to the DNS In IIS go to sites and add new one and enter the site information with the host name for vanity URL in the permissions for the new site add all authenticated users with read permission In IIS section click Authentication enable Windows Authentication till focused on the Windows Authentication in the right pane click Advanced Settings and deselect Enable Kernel-mode authentication. In IIS section, click HTTP Redirect. Check Redirect requests to this destination and enter the redirection information and apply this rule Now the vanity URL is ready

I faced issue that the application pool for SharePoint site keep shutting down and when I try to start it and navigate to the site it just shut down again. I figured out that Active Directory team did changes in OUs, that affected the site, so you need to add the service account back to the local security policy which is called "Log on as a service"

The SharePoint is a unique product that let you get engaged in dealing with many products/applications, so the Architect needs to have the following skills: IIS Windows Server Protocols Knowledge SQL Server Capacity Planning Workflows ASP.net and Javascripts Load Balancer Firewall Monitoring tools Virtualization DNS Active Directory will try in other posts to put references to learning materials and there is important note that no need to have deep skills in all those but this list is intended to help in gaining more experience step by step.