Dell Technologies Standardizes on Salesforce CRM
By: Shirley Siluk Under a new strategic agreement, Dell Technologies plans to expand its use of Salesforce‘s cloud-based CRM (customer relationship management) platform and sales and marketing apps to its global sales team of nearly 40,000. Announced Wednesday, the Dell-Salesforce deal extends the relationship the two companies have had for years. It will also give […]
How Well Is SAP Competing With Salesforce For The Future Of CRM?
The global Customer Relationship Management market has been growing at a phenomenal pace over the past few years. According to Gartner, the CRM software market reached $26.3B in 2015, with an annual growth of nearly 14% between 2010 and 2015, and is expected to cross $36 billion by the end of 2017. Salesforce has been […]
Australia-based Empired – absolute front-runner on Dynamics 365 –joins the ever-growing Pipol Alliance
We’re delighted to welcome market leader Empired to the Pipol Partner Alliance.” – Pipol Like all its other partners, Pipol seek only leading, committed Dynamics partners who add superior value to Pipol international clients. The addition of Empired is a perfect fit, having demonstrated exceptional levels of capability, innovation, and core competent expertise in Microsoft’s […]
Reverse mentoring: A unique approach to rejuvenating your IT culture
By: Clint Boulton CIOs often lament the IT talent shortage, and unless you’re able to lure young techies with stock options, perks and too-good-to-pass-up pay, you may find yourself leading a department stuck in its legacy ways. One solution is to train your veteran IT staff to evolve with the times by tapping a hidden […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Rentals for Dynamics 365; Fresh food partnership; P2PE for Dynamics ERP; Finnish D365 win
By: Linda Rosencrance Sycor.Rental for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Available on Microsoft AppSource Sycor.Rental, a provider of solutions for the rental, trade, service and maintenance of mobile goods is available for Microsoft Dynamics 365 on Microsoft AppSource. The solution is Certified for Microsoft Dynamics 365. “With Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations as its basis, Sycor.Rental is […]
Cross-region disaster recovery for Azure IaaS VMs in public preview
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft has announced the public preview of cross-region disaster recovery for Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) using Azure Site Recovery (ASR). This enables seamless failover to a recovery region in the event of a disaster, says Microsoft, then “fail back” to the original source region. The cross-region DR feature is now available in all Azure public regions where ASR is available. As Microsoft’s Principal Program […]
PowerObjects adds ERP practice, bolstering its Microsoft Dynamics 365 enterprise offering
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Long time Microsoft Dynamics CRM (and now Dynamics 365 customer experience apps) partner PowerObjects, an HCL Technologies company, announced that is adding an ERP practice to its traditional CRM offerings, with a goal of providing end-to-end services for Dynamics 365. Last month, the company hired Carri Lesatz as its ERP practice director; she […]
Microsoft announces Dynamics 365 for Talent technical preview, with LinkedIn integration
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft is promising a “holistic approach to attracting, onboarding and growing talent” with Dynamics 365 for Talent, designed for HR organizations, now in technical preview. The company promises that you can: Connect the dots between the talent you have, the people you need to meet strategic goals, and top candidates in […]
Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit honors Sikich with 4-Star award
Professional services firm Sikich LLP today announced that it is a recipient of Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit’s 4-Star Award at the SuiteWorld17 conference in Las Vegas. NetSuite’s extensive network of developers and partners is crucial to helping businesses realize the benefits of cloud computing, enabling them to increase productivity, reduce costs, and streamline operations. […]
Blind skills challenges help vet true tech talent
By: Sharon Florentine A new tool in the hiring process is proving to be a win-win for candidates and companies alike. Blind skills challenges, in which candidates’ names and email addresses are hidden, place the focus squarely on talent and accomplishments. For new grads looking to gain an extra edge in a competitive tech talent […]