There are many improvements in Windows Server 2008 and SharePoint 2007 plus future versions will benefit from these improvements. Some of the core improvements include:

• IIS 7.0 – Better performance and management of Web Services
• Powershell command line scripting
• Better Security Management built into the OS
• Virtualization with Hyper V
• Performance improvements in the TCP/IP stack
• Improved Monitoring tools and wizards

Many organizations find the most difficult part of a SharePoint project is creating a taxonomy strategy. A good strategy should address the organization of information and site navigation. The organization of content begins with the categorization, classification, and tagging of your content. The key to success is getting buy-in from the content owners in identifying content sources.

It is very important to plan your URL strategy upfront. Often times organizations start out with a small SharePoint implementation and bind themselves to a poor URL. You often see examples like this: http://marketing - Even though you're starting off with one department; your site will soon grow and you'll have a lot of links to fix. http://moss2007 - I've seen people name their server and URL to indicate the product they are implementing. This naming convention adds no value in explaining the purpose of the site. Here are some good URLs: http://intranet.mycompany.com http://intranet.mycompany.com/marketing http://marketing.mycompany.com A good URL strategy will allow you to easily scale