February 2006

Operation Microsoft - A Look Ahead

Quoting one of our authors, "Microsoft is driven by vision - a vision of our job performance being better, faster and smarter using Microsoft tools.  The only way to get there is for us to change what we are doing today," and today could well mean 2006.  There are 17 Microsoft product revisions being introduced in 2006 (in addition to two that were released in November, 2005).  Microsoft's vision ultimately trickles (or floods) down to you, the folks who keep all the parts running smoothly.  And whether your organization's vision of technology upgrades is "bleeding edge" or "let Mikey try it," the key considerations and best practices presented here will certainly smooth the edges when it comes time to tackle the upgrade.

Our authors offer their insights into the latest version of Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0, what to expect from Office "12," how case management application integration benefits from Microsoft standards, considerations for implementing SharePoint and what has changed in both SQL Server 2005 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2.

We gratefully acknowledge our authors for offering a look at what's on the horizon so you won't be blind-sided.