For developers, the fun of new technologies is learning how to use it. We have endless opportunities these days thanks to all that Microsoft is churning out for us. Hey, who needs to sleep, anyway?

But when it comes to the people in our companies who need to focus on how these new tools will impact the company's business, "but Dude, it's SO COOL" just doesn't cut it.

Shawn Wildermuth has been deeply vested in Silverlight for a while now. He even trains people at Microsoft about Silverlight. Shawn has had a lot of opportunity to think about and discuss the higher level view of the pros, cons and impact of Silverlight for businesses and has a great article on CIO.com that helps with this perspective.

10 Things You Should Know About Microsoft's Silverlight
Software developers are busy kicking the tires on Silverlight, Microsoft's answer to Adobe's Flash. This summary of not-necessarily-technical information will help IT managers identify what's important about the new technology.