Top 10 Reasons to Upgrade to Microsoft Visio Professional 2010 for IT TasksMicrosoft® Visio® 2010 is for IT Professionals who need to effectively and efficiently interpret, act upon, update, and share complex information about their IT processes, infrastructure, and applications. Microsoft Visio 2010 is an advanced diagramming solution with intuitive tools and resources to help IT professionals Simplify, Connect, and Share information.

Reduce training time and costsSimplify. The Microsoft® Office Fluent™ user interface in Microsoft Visio 2010 makes it easier than before to learn Visio and maintain productive skills.Connect. Visio 2010 process diagrams help workers connect with information about corporate standards, procedures, and compliance requirements.Share. Visio 2010 provides a central repository for training and orientation documents in Microsoft® SharePoint® 2010.

Create critical documents fasterSimplify. New Visio 2010 features, such as Quick Shapes and AutoAlign & Space, streamline common drawing tasks to save time and improve productivity, while new icon rendering on stencils makes it easier to select the appropriate shape.Connect. Automatically generate Visio 2010 diagrams from data to produce timelines, project information, and more.Share. With Visio 2010, you can more quickly search for and retrieve earlier versions of documents in SharePoint 2010.

Integrate with data from corporate sources to perform IT management tasks Simplify. With Visio 2010, you can build data center plans more easily by importing scaled AutoCAD 2008 files from architects and then overlaying equipment.Connect. Use corporate data with Visio 2010 Data Linking to connect diagram shapes with information about equipment, assets, processes, software configurations, and more.Share. Publish and display data-connected drawings using Visio Services for SharePoint 2010.

Develop more compelling presentations to facilitate IT project decisionsSimplify. Visio 2010 Live Preview shows the results of formatting options as you move your mouse over each possible selection, saving time while helping you produce better results.Connect. PivotDiagrams and Data Graphics with Data Legends display information about diagram elements such as equipment, process steps, and project information.Share. Shorten the review process by publishing Visio diagrams to SharePoint 2010 so other users can manage and approve documents from almost anywhere.

Use IT budgets more effectively by analyzing and improving return on investmentSimplify. PivotDiagrams in Visio 2010 automatically display multiple views of IT portfolios, system architecture, and facilities.Connect. Use Data Linking in Visio 2010 to capitalize on existing data about projects, finances, and assets. Share. Maximize the value of return on investment (ROI) analyses by sharing data-connected Visio 2010 diagrams using Visio Services in SharePoint 2010 so other workers can access the results to help them reduce costs.

Manage IT facilities and assets more effectivelySimplify. New Visio 2010 features, such as containers and an unlimited drawing canvas, help to simplify complex drawings and make them easier to maintain.Connect. Visio 2010 links with personnel to help IT facility managers with moves, adds, changes, and deployment of IT services when workers are relocated.Share. Visio Services for SharePoint 2010 makes space and asset plans available to other corporate workers so they can plan meetings, events, and product manufacturing.

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Reduce system downtime to maintain efficient corporate operationsSimplify. Visio 2010 consolidates information from many sources to help troubleshoot problems.Connect. With connections to system-monitoring tools, operations technicians can view conditions that may indicate potential problems.Share. With Visio Services for SharePoint 2010, the network operations center can access all documents relevant to fixing a problem and accelerate the troubleshooting process to help minimize expensive downtime.

Improve the design of desktop and Web-based applications Simplify. Visio 2010 provides pre-made templates and stencils, including the new Wireframe stencil for designing user interfaces.Connect. Begin design changes and updates by connecting to and automatically mapping existing Web sites.Share. Publish application designs with Visio Services for SharePoint 2010 so other developers can access best practices and previous design work.

Produce documentation for regulatory compliance and quality programs

Simplify. Find shapes for almost any task more easily with Visio 2010 stencils, and use relevant templates from the new Microsoft Office Backstage™ view to begin a new diagram. Connect. Data Linking and Data Graphics display data that is valuable for demonstrating regulatory and quality compliance.Share. Visio Services for SharePoint 2010 helps your enterprise to reference information about maintaining compliance.

Reduce enterprise costs by replacing multiple products with a single graphics program that can perform many tasksSimplify. Visio 2010 provides a broad range of features and pre-made graphics that can be used for virtually any IT or business diagramming, eliminating the need for several products that are designed for specific uses.Connect. Visio 2010 diagrams connect workers with centralized data, helping them to use and re-use information, providing more value to the enterprise.Share. Visio Services for SharePoint 2010 and customized mash-ups provide corporate-wide access to virtually any information to improve revenue and reduce costs.

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