Microsoft TechNet is a Microsoft program and resource for technical information, news and events for IT professionals. Along with a website, there is also a monthly subscription magazine titled "TechNet Magazine". TechNet's primary web presence is a collection of sites for the IT professional community that provide information, documentation and discussion which is authored both by Microsoft and by the community at large. The emphasis on and incorporation of applications such as forums, blogs, library annotations and social bookmarking is changing the nature of the TechNet site from a one-way information service to an open dialog between Microsoft and the IT professional community. The main website, and most of its constituent applications below are available in several languages.
TechNet Forums are the web-based forums used by the community to discuss a wide variety of IT professional topics.
Similar to the MSDN Library which contains technical information for software developers, the TechNet Library is a source of technical information for IT professionals and advanced users. The technical content is freely available on the web and on CDs and DVDs as part of a TechNet Subscription.
TechNet Magazine is a monthly print magazine (and it's freely available in digital format) that provides IT professionals working with Microsoft technologies information about planning, operating, and optimizing their systems.
The TechNet Wiki is a technical resource for the community. Anyone who joins the community can contribute new topics, edit and enhance existing topics and provide comments. The goals of the Wiki include providing broader and more in-depth solutions content (how-to, procedural, troubleshooting, deployment) from a wider variety of authors with less publishing friction than traditional mechanisms. A Wiki localization process is currently in progress.
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Carsten Siemens edited Revision 26. Comment: Added tag "has TOC"
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Luciano Lima [MVP] Brazil edited Revision 19. Comment: Update link Portuguese: Microsoft TechNet (pt-BR).
Yagmoth555 edited Revision 18. Comment: Corrected the link I added yesterday
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Luigi Bruno edited Revision 12. Comment: Edited the "Other Languages" section.
Luciano Lima [MVP] Brazil edited Revision 11. Comment: Add link the article Microsoft TechNet (pt-BR) in Other Languages.
Luigi Bruno edited Revision 10. Comment: Added the "Social Networks" list in the "See Also" section.
FZB edited Revision 9. Comment: German version linked
Luigi Bruno edited Original. Comment: Added TOC.
Luigi Bruno edited Revision 1. Comment: Added the TechNet Logo. Added the "TechNet Magazine" section and the "TechNet Magazine" list in the "Community Resources" section.
Luigi Bruno edited Revision 2. Comment: Added the "TechNet Wiki" section and the "TechNet Wiki" list in the "Community Resources" section.
Luigi Bruno edited Revision 4. Comment: Added the "See Also" section.
Luigi Bruno edited Revision 5. Comment: Added the "TechNet Forums" section.
Luigi Bruno edited Revision 6. Comment: Edited the "Introduction" section.
Luigi Bruno edited Revision 7. Comment: Added the "TechNet Library" section.
Another good overview. Thanks!
Luigi Bruno edited Revision 8. Comment: Edited article's title and tags list. Edited the "TechNet Wiki" section. Added the "Other Languages" section.
Excellent article Luigi.
I will translate into Portuguese (pt-BR).
Article translated into Portuguese (pt-BR).
social.technet.microsoft.com/.../7150.microsoft-technet-pt-br.aspx
Good!