6 trends shaping IT cloud strategies today
By: Clint Boulton Cloud computing has helped many enterprises transform their IT practices over the past five years, but experts agree that the market is entering a second wave for public, private and hybrid cloud services. According to a Forrester Research survey, 38 percent of enterprise decision-makers said they are building private clouds, with 32 percent […]
How to use your sales experience for a new career
If you have experience in sales and think that it might be time to change careers, then you might want to consider other jobs that can utilize your skills. The sales market is currently excelling, and there are many jobs out there that will suit the particular qualities you would have. Some jobs might surprise […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Multichannel for AAA; MCP joins CRM partner; Contract management; Gold ERP competency
By: Linda Rosencrance nChannel Drives Interconnected Experience for AAA Washington Members and Helps Power New Retail Store Strategy nChannel, a provider of multichannel management software that simplifies selling for retailers, has that AAA Washington is deploying nChannel’s platform to deliver an enhanced customer experience across its 18 retail locations in Washington and northern Idaho. AAA […]
The Microsoft partner opportunity with Dynamics 365/CRM: An interview with Tony de Freitas
By: Guus Krabbenborg Microsoft partners that want to sell and deploy Dynamics 365 CRM apps or add-on technology know they must keep up with Microsoft’s roadmap, incentives, and channel priorities. But what can any individual firm do to keep its strategy relevant and in step with Microsoft’s? This spring I interviewed Microsoft’s Tony de Freitas […]
Salesforce, Adobe, Oracle Among Data Management Platform Wave Leaders
By: David Roe Customer experience has dominated the headlines for several years, but in all of the discussions, data management and its role in delivering those experiences often goes forgotten. However, behind the headline-grabbing customer experience stories, many vendors have started buying, building or integrating data management platforms to help marketing and sales departments identify […]
BKD adds cloud-based Microsoft solutions
BKD Technologies announced it is now a direct Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider. BKDT has been providing Microsoft Dynamics ERP implementation for more than 20 years. As a direct Microsoft CSP, the company is able to expand its breadth of managed services and support offerings. “As a certified CSP, we are able to help our clients […]
Weekly Tech News: Microsoft, Amazon and Twitter
This week’s news covers Microsoft finally announces the Xbox One X (earlier known as Project Scorpio), Amazon willing to buy out Slack for $9 billion, Twitter gets a new design, Google Drive enabling full PC backup and Softbank acquires Boston Dynamics. That’s a lot of content to cover so without any further delay, let’s get […]
Dynamic NAV or Dynamics 365 – What’s in a name? asks The NAV People
When we first met Navision Financials 22 years ago, we puzzled over her name. This new Windows version 1.0 beauty certainly had finance functions, but also sales order processing, purchase order processing and stock management. But still she was Navision Financials. Navision Financials then became Navision Attain, then Microsoft Business Solutions NAV then simply Dynamics […]
Hitachi Solutions – Global Microsoft Dynamics Solution Provider – Wins Worldwide Cloud Microsoft Partner Of The Year 2017 Award
Hitachi Solutions Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. is pleased to announce that its parent company Hitachi Solutions America, Ltd., a leading provider of global industry solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics and the Microsoft Cloud, has won the 2017 Microsoft Cloud Customer Relationship Management Partner of the Year Award. The company was honored among a global field […]
Messaging startup Slack said to draw interest from Amazon – Bloomberg (AMZN, CRM, MSFT)
Slack Technologies Inc, a corporate messaging and collaboration software startup, has received inquiries about a potential takeover from technology companies including Amazon.com Inc, Bloomberg reported on Thursday. A deal could value the company at at least $9 billion, Bloomberg reported citing people with knowledge of the matter. Slack is a platform where employees can send […]