Technically Speaking

TechNet is a great place to go for all things Microsoft. All the IT information about Microsoft products and services in one convenient location. But what about the other products and vendors out there?

Many IT shops are made up of some Microsoft and some other products. Since I have been working in IT, having many resources to use to locate different opinions about things and documentation to help make the best use of those products is a great help.

One such community is TechRepublic. A blog site owned by CBS Interactive providing product reviews and articles to aid in solving IT related issues in a clear and concise manner.

Note of Disclosure: In addition to blogging for TechNet, I post weekly for TechRepublic. They are not sponsoring this post in any way. It is my feeling that all resources available should be covered and reviewed for all who can make use of them.

TechRepublic is broken up into several blogs, each focusing on different areas. Some of these areas are:

• Network Administration
• Servers and Storage
• Career Management
• Product Reviews
• Windows Operating Systems
• Linux and Open Source
• User Support

In addition to blogging about various topics, TechRepublic also produces white papers, downloads, podcasts, and a community forum where blog posts are discussed and questions are asked. The forums are a great resource for things both Microsoft and other vendors products. TechRepublic also looks at challenges that are not product specific and the career management and leadership blogs have always been very well thought out and helpful.

Many authors who post at TechRepublic have 1 – 3 posts per week and the content changes regularly. Because the site is geared to the community, asking questions in the forums will sometimes yield posts on the blogs covering the topic. If there are certain issues that you would like addressed, post questions in the forums.

Note: I also encourage you to post in the IT Management forums on TechNet and explain some of the issues that you, as an IT Manager, are having. Not only will this help you get your questions answered, but it provides topics that may also help someone else with a similar item and worthwhile topics for blogs.

General membership, which includes access to the forums is free of charge. Other areas of the site and some downloads are available for a fee.

Working with this community has been a great experience and the site is very well organized. I hope you will give it a read and visit the forums, you may find that the community is very helpful and provides great information.

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