Using Windows 2000 to Improve the Way You Work

As your organization plans to migrate to Windows 2000, one of the first questions many people will ask is, "What's in it for me?" The advantages of migrating to Windows 2000 will be enjoyed by your administrators as well as your users. Your administrators will enjoy being able to provide greater mobile support, easier client installation, and less administrative overhead. The workers in your organization will be able to take advantage of an easier user interface and increased reliability and availability. Additionally, individual users will be able to see specific enhancements based on the type of work they do.

Looking at how the Windows 2000 platform might affect three different job categories — Information Technology (IT) administrator, department manager, and sales representative — can help you answer questions about how Windows 2000 can improve the work accomplished in your organization. The following sections do not provide a comprehensive list of the features that each of these job categories will use. They provide a sample that you can use to begin planning.