What is outsourcing? Definitions, best practices, challenges and advice
By: Stephanie Overby What is outsourcing? Outsourcing is a business practice in which services or job functions are farmed out to a third party. In information technology, an outsourcing initiative with a technology provider can involve a range of operations, from the entirety of the IT function to discrete, easily defined components, such as disaster […]
Oracle’s digital twin simplifies design process for complex IoT systems
Car designers do it with wind tunnels. Architects do it models. But how do you test the design of a complex IoT system? It isn’t easy with potentially thousands of sensors sending millions of readings continuously. How do you check to make sure that your IoT design will work properly in real life? Check to […]
US firm Epicor to sell ERP software in India
US-based Epicor Software Corporation on Thursday said it would sell Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software in India through Redington India. “Reddington will distribute our industry-specific ERP solutions to the Indian manufacturing industry, especially the small and medium enterprises,” Epicor Vice President, International, Sabby Gill told reporters here. Learn why DynamicsFocus is the top source for […]
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Deals in the Energy Sector Are Up Tenfold in 2017
Energy sector investments in big data and artificial intelligence have ballooned by a factor of 10 this year, according to a new report on the sector. The study, by accountancy firm BDO, found mergers and acquisitions involving energy companies and AI startups had soared in average value from around $500 million in the first quarter of […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: CRM for mortgage brokers; Digital transformation in aerospace; D365 for higher ed; NAV for fresh food supply chain
FinPal’s Financial Planning CRM Adds Support for Mortgage Brokers FinPal has announced that the next release of its software will include support for mortgage brokers. FinPal’s software is built on Microsoft’s Dynamics 365/CRM and will quickly become a full featured solution for brokers, according to FinPal’s CEO, Stephen Handley. “Building a capable software system is […]
Russian hacking went far beyond US election, digital hitlist reveals
Hackers targeted Ukrainian officers, US defense contractors and many others News comes as US weighs charges against Russian government officials The list provides the most detailed forensic evidence yet of the close alignment between the hackers and the Russian government. Photograph: Alexei Nikolsky/AP Russian hacking went far beyond US election, digital hitlist reveals Hackers […]
ERP on Cloud is Fast Moving to the Mainstream
By: Karan Kirpalani The movement of cloud ERP to the mainstream seems to be global. Analysts expect the global cloud ERP market to grow rapidly, with market size projections varying between USD 25 bn to USD 30 bn over the next four or five years. While the concept has been around for some time, […]
The hottest game in the world jumped ship from Amazon in a big victory for Microsoft in the cloud wars
Last week, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that “PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds,” the hottest game of 2017, is now running on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform. Previously, “PUBG” had said it was using Amazon Web Services, Azure’s single biggest rival. It’s a big win for Microsoft – the game is a large part of the Xbox One […]
Is your business overpaying for the cloud?
By: Rob Curls Ask anyone who has adopted cloud services why and they’ll likely mention the costs. Often the primary driver for attracting organizations to cloud, cost and value are the metrics by which businesses evaluate hosting and cloud services. Yet, according to 451 Research, 75% of surveyed businesses indicate that budget and cost is […]
Goodbye Adxstudio, Hello Microsoft Dynamics Portals source code release, new features
By: Nicholas Hayduk Microsoft continues to push forward with Dynamics 365 Portals, and while their focus is on the public cloud, they haven’t forgotten about their on-premises customers. But as the end of life for the older Adxstudio Portals product nears, there are some important questions to answer about how to maintain current solutions and […]