My First Installtion for SharePoint Server 2013 Preview for Development environment. But i have few issue like similar to sharepoint 2010 Beta. show i would like to Share and hope you can also same time. 

Per installation Check:

Hardware 

Software (not Required except SQL SERVER BUT FOR DEVELOPMENT I INSTALL VS2012)

Check Server Role

Developer will love to .net 4.5 feature in SharePoint 2013 so its Important :)

Runt SharePoint 2013 Perrequisiteinstaller.exe

Per-requisite Software has been installed and Configured

Run SharePoint 2013 Setup.exe

After the of Completion of basic installation 

SharePoint Product Configuration started 

Chose  New Server Option

If Configuration Failed on Creation and Configuration of database and Give Error some like that.

 Failed to connect to the configuration database.

An exception of type System.Management.Automation.CmdletInvocationException was thrown.  Additional exception information: ErrorCode:SubStatus:Service running under Network Service account in workgroup environment is not supported.​ 

If you running Application without AD or Stand Alone might you will received that error.

Solution 

   Go to Sql Server Management Studio

 >loacl/SharePoint (Instance)>security>Login>Administrator>Properties>ServerRole> and Check setadmin.

then go to Startmenu>SharePoint Power Shell>Execute this Command blow to for psconfig to

AppFabric Caching Service and Sql Server Agent to on these server on server.

command:

psconfig.exe -cmd Configdb Create SkipRegisterAsDistributedCacheHost

Then Run Again the SharePoint Product Configuration.

Error No 2

Might be You got another Error 

 Failed to connect to the configuration database.

An exception of type System.Management.Automation.CmdletInvocationException was thrown.  Additional exception information: ErrorCode:SubStatus:Service running under Network Service account in workgroup environment is not supported.​ 

SEARCH Application Service Error like SharePoint 2010 Beta 

but you see new instance of SharePoint Administration is working fine.

to See the error that you face in Product config. check Centeral Administration Services >Applications> Search Service Applicaiton you can see its stoped and show error.

First Time Ruining SharePoint 2013 Root Site(Team Site)

Hope you this article will help you install SharePoint 2013 it quit bit same experience like i had in SharePoint 2010 beta. enjoy SharePoint keep SharePointing.....................

Reference Link

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee667264(v=office.15)

Prepare for installation

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff608031(v=office.15)

more Reference 

http://www.srinisistla.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=227

By Usama Wahab Khan. 

Office 365 is really amazing with beautiful Metro UI experience and new Feature like App Part,Flow,OAuth is great.Full Cloud support and Office app,App Store.  Here few details about changes in SharePoint 2013 (Office 365)

https://davigold989.sharepoint.com/ (Team Site )

https://davigold989-public.sharepoint.com/ (Public Site)

Mysite office 365 (SharePoint 2013)

New Metro UI and almost same like 2010

team site (SharePoint 2013)

New metro live tiles and easy access for contents. share others, team site

task and calenders (SharePoint 2013)

public wiki site (SharePoint 2013)

oauth (SharePoint 2013)

SharePoint 2013 introduce new identity architecture based on oauth 

( http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fp142384(v=office.15).aspx )

soical plug in (SharePoint 2013)

sharepoint App Store (SharePoint 2013)

after success of windows phone finally microsoft introduce apps store sharepoint 2013 publish apps and also used them in share point application with new social application management system.

new task list (SharePoint 2013)

drag and drop image uploader (SharePoint 2013)

site editing (SharePoint 2013)

improved UI and new slides effects ribbion is very nice

new metro popup (SharePoint 2013)

creating box (SharePoint 2013)

save doc in word (SharePoint 2013)

site contents(SharePoint 2013)

calender (SharePoint 2013)

People (SharePoint 2013)

site settings (SharePoint 2013)

(Central Administration) SharePoint 2013

info-Path (Central Administration) SharePoint 2013

User Profile (Central Administration) SharePoint 2013

BCS (SharePoint 2013)

term Store (Manage Search TAXONOMY ) (SharePoint 2013)

Source Store (Central Administration) SharePoint 2013 office 365

manage your credentials source service

SharePoint App form App Store (SharePoint 2013)