<p>In the past week, Microsoft released the new version of Office 2013 and the online version through Office 365. The next big release will be the general release of SharePoint 2013, even if we still don't know when. To help companies that are planning to move to SharePoint 2013, or migrate from an earlier version, Dell has put together a few tasks that should get you into the right planning mode.</p><p>While many enterprises may be tempted to wait and see what the new version of SharePoint throws up and in some respects this make sense as we still don't know all the details despite getting a look at the preview edition last summer the planning stages of the process can be done now once the company is sure that SharePoint 2013 is the path it is going to take.</p><p>Taking early initiatives will save time in the future once the process of migration actually starts. In the meantime, Chris McNulty, SharePoint Strategic Product Manager at Quest, which is now owned by Dell, outlines some of the things that companies can be doing in the white paper entitled "5 Ways to Prepare for SharePoint 2013".</p><p>The key in migrating successfully to the new version of SharePoint, or migrating from an earlier version to a later version is ensuring that you have a clear, business goal-oriented plan before proceeding.</p><p><a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/information-management/5-tasks-for-successful-migrations-to-sharepoint-2013-019455.php">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/wp/11-ways-migrate-lotus-notes-applications-sharepoint-and-office-365-212216">11 Ways to Migrate Lotus Notes Applications to SharePoint and Office 365</a> (InfoWorld (blog))</p><p><a href="http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/blogs/peertopeer/2013/02/what-to-expect-from-the-new-office-365.aspx">What to Expect From the New Office 365</a> (Channel Partners (blog))</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dwdQlcMKPCpwsNMv6Hh3KXIc9eI4M&ned=us">3 additional articles.</a></p>