it may be easier to find a msce to run your network, but, in my opinion, if I needed a network in my office, I would also need reliability, much more important for operating the business than ease of finding people. let's face it, people are worth less to the employer than the equipement, he has to buy the equipement and software, only has to pay the employee for work done. I used to work in a bank, they upgraded to win95 while I was there. I was the only person in the bank that could fix the problems that came up because of the ware. and I never went and got any papers from M$ to show I have the skills. since I left the bank has been losing customers..the system keeps crashing on them...and they have to wait for offsite tech to come in and fix it. ~note to self..go talk with the Chairman for the bank board about solving that for them~