Using Google, Python and the Django framework, building web applications has gotten a lot easier, allowing you to do more faster than ever before. I've always been somewhat weary of languages like Perl and PHP, because they weren't built like traditional Object Oriented languages, always playing catch up. Python was built for traditional programmers using OO heavily.

For IT managers, you'll be able to calculate your IT costs down to the penny per day, it will come in handy for lowering costs. No more managing servers, maintaining up time or failing hard drives, plus no worries about scalability.