Things that made me say “Wow!” about Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018
By: Roberto Steffaneti After a fair wait (considering we were accustomed to a release every year), and after several rumors about its publication or delay, the new release of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, NAV 2018, includes some interesting features. My reaction after a first look: Wow! Although I had seen the Community Technology Preview (CTP) versions […]
Microsoft Commercial and Enterprise CVP to analysts: Aggressive cloud investment can co-exist with customers’ hybrid, on-prem interests
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Perhaps Microsoft’s cloud-first strategy seems to some like a runaway train, leaving partners and slower-moving customers on the platforms with their “baggage” of on-premise products and expertise. Or, perhaps that’s not the full story. Microsoft’s appearance at last week’s Credit Suisse 21st Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference reveals more forethought […]
Transforming Your Business with an ERP Deployment in 2018
By: Jeff Carr The New Year is when we assess our current personal situation and look to create goals to exercise more, eat less and lose weight or learn a foreign language. The same is true for manufacturers and distributors; it is the ideal time for a company to work on improving its current situation […]
The cloud: It’s raining possibilities
By: Paul Robson Perhaps it feels as though the concept of cloud computing has been around for a long time, and that it’s an expected part of every CIO and CTO’s toolkit. It might be a surprise then to learn that cloud uptake is only at about 20 per cent, even though last year, spend […]
Everything you need to know about Bitcoin, its mysterious origins, and the many alleged identities of its creator
They’re a genius In a New Yorker article from 2011, a top internet security researcher describes Bitcoin code as an inscrutable execution that nears perfection: “Only the most paranoid, painstaking coder in the world could avoid making mistakes.” They speak fluent English Nakamoto has written extensively about Bitcoin, authoring close to 80,000 words on the […]
Columbus Makes Offer to Buy 100% of The Shares in iStone
iStone is a Nordic IT services company with global representation and a leading provider of business applications and e-commerce solutions in Sweden and Norway. iStone consists of five separate business areas covering various technologies and solutions. Market leader in the Nordic region With the acquisition of iStone Columbus enters the Swedish market and holds a […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Fleet management for D365; Microsoft competencies; Aussie NAV partnership; NAV for mortgages
Fleet365 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 launches on the Geotab Marketplace Geotab, a provider of telematics technology, has announced that Fleet365 for Microsoft Dynamics 365 is now available on the Geotab Marketplace. Fleet365 brings Geotab data into Dynamics 365 to provide an integrated fleet management solution for Dynamics 365 field services customers. Fleet365 acts as a […]
Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018, the release that almost wasn’t, reaches general availability
Source Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2018, the latest version of the company’s SMB ERP solution, has reached general availability. NAV 2018 is expected to be the penultimate release under the NAV brand name (NAV 2018 R2 is still expected in the first half of calendar year 2018). The product will continue to evolve, Microsoft has advised, […]
Govt IT projects ‘lacking common sense’: DHHS CIO
By: Jennifer O’Brien Public sector IT projects have typically lacked common sense and need to evolve in order to survive a change of government and leader. This is the view of Dr Steve Hodgkinson, CIO at the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), who believes that public sector agencies are “littered with the […]
Five Visionary CEOs Share How AI And Digital Will Shape Our Future
By: Robert Reiss Reid Hoffman, the founding CEO of LinkedIn, once told me, “Your ideal timing for innovation is two years because you want to get the runway going.” As digital and artificial intelligence transform most industries, I thought it would be interesting to explore how some of today’s transformative CEOs envision the future. Below […]