The IT Managers Guide to Microsoft Welcome to the IT Managers Guide to Microsoft - a practical guide designed to show you how Microsoft can help you achieve a real competitive edge in your business today. We aim to inject some clarity into the business computing debate, offering you our perspective on the key technology, service and support issues. And we supply you with a guide to our business products and the service infrastructure we have developed to meet your requirements. The ability to network information efficiently within your business and beyond to your customers and suppliers is a key differentiator between successful businesses and the also-rans in today's competitive world. Now for the first time you have real choice. No-one has to be locked in to proprietary hardware systems anymore. You have real choice too in your service providers and your software suppliers. This enables you to select the most cost effective best of breed components for the complete solutions you require. In the sections listed right we illustrate how you can steal an edge on your competitors by taking advantage of Microsoft's vision for business in the years ahead.

The Challenges Business Technology Vision Products & Technologies Services & Support Purchasing Options Next Steps