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Microsoft understands that it takes a lot more than technology to build a thriving company. It takes the right people. And the right approach. And this means addressing key business imperatives such as how to continually improve your business operational efficiency and how to promote ongoing teamwork among your employees.

Microsoft products can help you strengthen operational efficiency and many business processes by enabling system access from multiple locations, automating payroll and billing cycles, enriching forecasting and budgeting functions, and improving company-wide access to information.

The following resources show how Microsoft can help you improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and boost your bottom line.

Articles for business leaders

Do more with less: These products can help

SQL Server 2008: Automated tools to manage and secure data

Windows Server 2008: Increase security and simplify IT management

8 ways to work quickly with Office and Windows Vista

Skills you need now for the IT of the future

Help your finance, sales, and marketing staff stay agile

How to measure your platform maturity

Developing the right security strategy

How to budget for security

Microsoft Forefront: The next step in client security

The signs your company needs a CIO

4 tips for automated network monitoring

The importance of operational performance metrics

Hiring the right staff starts with business intelligence

Sales and marketing dashboards can pay off

Stay on top of operational metrics

Microsoft Dynamics puts businesses in control of data

The virtual workforce is here to stay

The virtual manager must communicate, create trust

The communications revolution is about to start

Business intelligence: Use Web metrics

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 ramps up e-mail management

Mobile security: How to protect against employees' bad habits

IT's 8-point mobility checklist

How to build a security staff on a limited budget

Hands-free accounting: 5 ways to save time and automate processes

The right IT staffing model for your business

How to put the brakes on rising Travel & Entertainment costs

Branch offices demand cool technology, warm human relations

How to determine the right KPIs for your business

When to buy software and when to rent it

Are you ready for a new enterprise resource planning solution?

Broadband boom: New requirements for emerging networks

Articles for IT managers

When to retire legacy applications

How virtualization eases disaster recovery

Where to invest your IT budget for maximum agility

Technology for finance, sales, and marketing flexibility

Network management gets automated

Developing a simpler security architecture

Make the data count in your data warehouse

How IT can be a good business intelligence partner

6 tips for remote IT support

Microsoft Office brings greater business intelligence

How to build a security staff on a limited budget

8 great tips for reducing your IT costs

The right IT staffing model for your business

Strong security starts with a strategy for e-mail

5 ways to prepare for deploying Windows Vista

Retirement planning: Your servers need it too

How to choose the right branch-office IT architecture

IT tips for tailoring KPIs to your business

How to adapt to the software-as-a-service model

Prepare for the network of the future

How to migrate smoothly to a new ERP system

Downloads and demos

View demo: Microsoft SQL Server 2005

View demo: Improve process management with Microsoft Office

View demo: Employee Portal for Microsoft Dynamics NAV (formerly Microsoft Navision)

Customer success stories

Tire specialist gains competitive edge with centralized business management solution

Brandlines thrives after streamlining its line-of-business systems (520 KB Microsoft Word file)

Universal Footwear raises productivity, lowers costs by standardizing its systems

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