What is the minimum editions required of SQL and Visual Studio?

Being only a VBScript person and not a full blown .NET programmer (I can read it but not really write it to well) I would say putting 1 year into developing this top of project is reasonable, and helpful in displaying your need to the company (a.k.a. job security). A similar web app is used where I work now for monitoring Sun Solaris servers and Window Servers. I don't know how long it took the person to develop it.

How often will the articles be published (1 per day, per week, etc)?