Microsoft’s SCM Innovations for the Discrete Manufacturing Industry and Dynamics AX
By: Scott Hamilton Editor’s Note: The following article reflects Dr. Hamilton’s prior research and 10+ books about Dynamics AX across the past 13 years. The books provide comprehensive explanations about supply chain management (SCM) functionality within AX. The most recent books published in 2016 focus on SCM for Discrete Manufacturing and SCM for Process Manufacturing. […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Analytics on Azure Machine Learning; Gold Cloud Competency; eSignatures for CRM; EDI for GP
By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft, Jabil Team on Quality Assurance platform for Predictive Analytics Microsoft has announced that Jabil, a design and manufacturing solution provider, has built its predictive analytics solution on Microsoft Azure Machine Learning. Because the new platform predicts errors or failures on the assembly floor before they occur, it saves customers time and […]
How to keep your small business safe from data breaches and hacks
By: Jennifer Lonoff Schiff Cybersecurity – and security breaches – continues to be a hot topic. And small ecommerce businesses, especially ones using an open source platform, are particularly susceptible to hacks and breaches. So what can small ecommerce shops do to protect their sites as well as any sensitive (customer) data? Following are 10 […]
Microsoft and Rolls Royce collaborate to build next-gen intelligent engines
By: Jamie Davies Microsoft and Rolls Royce have announced a new collaboration to bring the next generation of intelligent engines to the aviation industry. Rolls-Royce will integrate Microsoft Azure IoT Suite and Cortana Intelligence Suite into its service solutions to expand its digital capabilities, particularly around its Totalcare service offering, which aims to improve the […]
Intel prioritizes cloud, IoT and 5G in new business strategy
By: Jamie Davies Intel has outlined a new business strategy to capitalize on new trends within the industry including cloud technology, IoT and 5G. Speaking on the company’s blog, CEO Brian Krzanich outlined the organizations new strategy which is split into five sections; cloud technology, IoT, memory and programmable solutions, 5G and developing new technologies […]
Microsoft shifts focus to Chinese cloud market
By: Jamie Davies Microsoft has announced a successful year in the Chinese market, as well as intentions to step-up its expansion plans in the region, according to China Daily. The company claims it now has more than 65,000 corporate clients, and appetite for its Azure offering in Chinese enterprise organizations is steadily increasing. As part […]
Microsoft MVPs Reflect on Program Changes, Channel Priorities
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Recall that when late rock idol Prince changed his name to the unpronounceable symbol, the exasperated press didn’t try to pronounce it, had no keys on the keyboard to represent it, and just called him “The Artist Formerly Known as Prince.” Prince had his reasons – to annoy Warner Brothers into […]
NETSUITE EXPANDS INTO THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG
NetSuite Inc. (NYSE: N), the industry’s leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, today announced the expansion of its business operations into The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg (Benelux). This accelerated expansion includes the opening of NetSuite’s Benelux headquarters in Amsterdam; a strategic alliance with Deloitte in Belgium; and new customers […]
Mixed fortunes for Microsoft cloud business
By: Jamie Davies Microsoft has reported mixed fortunes for its cloud business unit during its quarterly earnings call, as while cloud revenues grew across the board, the results are slightly down on the previous quarter. Office commercial products and cloud services revenue grew 7%, Office consumer products and cloud services revenue grew 6% and Dynamics […]
What did we learn from BT’s 2016 CIO Report?
By: Jamie Davies BT has recently released its 2016’s CIO report, dissecting the challenges and opportunities available for enterprise organizations, and the CIO, following the mainstream adoption of disruptive digital technologies. The 2015 edition of the report highlighted CIO’s role was shifting away from that of a technologist and operations guru, and more towards a […]