The "Upgrading to Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1" cookbook is here! Check it out and spread the word!

Announcement	The Client Self-Assist & Knowledge Management team is proud to announce the availability of the NEW Upgrade Cookbooks, particularly the "Upgrading to Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1" cookbook, on the Lotus Notes and Domino wiki!
What is this cookbook?	The "Upgrading to Lotus Notes and Domino 8.5.1" cookbook is a powerful one-stop shop for our customers' Notes and Domino upgrade needs. The cookbook is a jumping-off point for all content related to Notes/Domino 8.5.1 upgrades. Within it you'll find best practices, recommended upgrade approaches, and lessons learned based on many successful upgrades, key information and instructions, and links to more detailed information in other familiar resources including Technotes, Domino Administrator Guide topics, and Notes/Domino wiki articles. The cookbook is a living document that will be updated over time with more best practices, lessons learned, and new information. The table of contents shown in the above graphic can be found on the landing page of the cookbook.
Why is this important?	We want you to upgrade to Notes / Domino 8.5.1 and this cookbook is a key resource to help you do so successfully! Why should you upgrade?  Here are just a few reasons: - Customers are raving about 8.5.1 -- "The strongest release for Notes/Domino in 20 years" - End of Service dates are approaching and customers need to think about upgrading now: --Lotus Notes 6.5.x - April 30, 2010 --Lotus Notes 7.0x - April 30, 2011 - Special attention was paid to the quality, consumability, and removing barriers to adoption for 8.5.1 - Heavy emphasis was put on addressing customer pain points in 8.5.1 - Using feedback from deployments of 8.5, priorities for 8.5.1 were established: --Make the client easier and more reliable to deploy --Make the user experience easier and more predictable
How do I access the cookbook?	Here are 5 ways to access the cookbook: 1.  Use the link in the left navigator of Knowledge Base OR  2.  Google "Upgrade Cookbook" – it's the first link that comes up! OR  3.  Use the left-hand navigator in the Notes/Domino wiki to select “Upgrade cookbooks.” OR  4.  Search the Notes/Domino wiki for "Upgrade Cookbook." OR 5.  Bookmark the landing page. Note that links to the cookbook have also been added to the appropriate Lotus Support Web site Overview and Install pages, and also to Upgrade Central documents.
Feedback and contacts	You can submit general feedback, comments and suggestions to ndinfo@us.ibm.com.

Terri Puckett | 19 November 2009 06:03:51 PM ET | Austin, TX | Comments (0)