IT Value for Money

In the coming months it will be even more important for IT to show how it adds value to the company. One way to add value is to shave costs, Microsoft can help:

• Get Virtual Now -  Reduce server hardware acquisition and maintenance costs with Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V 
• Reduce management costs with SCVMM  and Microsoft System Center
• Lower desktop deployment and management costs by deploying Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack and Application Virtualization
• Socialize your IT department - make maximum use of the new developments on TN/MSDN, such as Social Bookmarking, Forums, CodePlex*. Community Content
• Train up with Microsoft Assurance Learning Benefits
• Embrace virtual travel - You can radically educe travel and communications costs with Microsoft Unified Communications solutions
• Embrace Green IT - save money on power
• Finance it with Microsoft Financing
• Outsource it to Microsoft - Microsoft Online Services can reduce you total cost of ownership

*For instance, did you know there is a free-as-in-beer library of PowerShell cmdlts for managing Hyper-V on  CodePlex?