Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Dynamics on AWS; Azure portal; D365 doc management; Live Assist; ISV’s new director
By: Linda Rosencrance Data Resolution Launches Microsoft Dynamics Suite in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace Data Resolution has launched Microsoft Dynamics GP, NAV, SL and AX on the Amazon Web Services public cloud to make enterprise apps more accessible and user-friendly for businesses of all sizes. Data Resolution has designed and pre-optimized these Dynamics packages […]
Power BI Premium: Expect higher capacity, simpler licensing, private cloud (or on-prem), at a premium price
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft announced last week that it will launch Power BI Premium (generally available later in Q2), with the goal of better addressing enterprise-level BI consumption and distribution. As Microsoft General Manager Kamal Hathi described, Power BI Premium builds on the familiar Power BI portfolio with a capacity-based licensing model aimed at […]
How Microsoft plans to reinvent business productivity
By: Mary Branscombe Microsoft’s Office applications haven’t changed much over the past 25 years. Indeed, a time-traveller from 1992 who knew how to use Word 5.5 for DOS or Mac System 7 would have to get used only to the tools moving from vertical menus to the horizontal ribbon. Yes, Microsoft successfully brought Office back […]
NetSuite launches spate of ERP products and features
By: Tom Macaulay Much of the talk at NetSuite’s annual conference SuiteWorld has been of new parent company Oracle’s plans for the firm’s global expansion, but the world’s largest cloud ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) vendor also unveiled a host of new products and features. Flames were thrown from vertical torches to herald the key launches of […]
Velocity Achieves Advanced Status in the AWS Partner Network
Velocity Technology Solutions Inc., a global leader in enterprise cloud application services, and creator of the Velocity Cloud Application Management PlatformTM (VCAMPTM), announced it has achieved Advanced status in the AWS Partner Network (APN). “We built our cloud application management platform, VCAMPTM, to transform the way enterprise teams manage and interact with their ERP applications […]
ESW Capital Acquires RoseASP, Adds New Leadership
By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft Dynamics partner RoseASP, a provider of cloud and hosting for Dynamics AX, GP, NAV. SL, and CRM, has been acquired by private equity firm ESW Capital LLC. Michael Bone, who has more than 20 years of corporate leadership experience in the IT and software industries, has joined RoseASP as its new […]
InsideSales rolls out “AI-fueled sales growth” with Playbooks for Dynamics 365
By: Linda Rosencrance InsideSales.com, a provider of sales acceleration software, has launched its Playbooks product built on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Sales platform. Playbooks brings the InsideSales sales acceleration platform directly to reps in their browsers so they can prospect, prioritize and connect without having to use multiple tools. Sales reps can also automatically […]
Big Bang ERP joins ServiceNow Partner Programs
Big Bang ERP has recently been accepted into the ServiceNow Sales and Services Program to help customers learn about, purchase and implement ServiceNow software. Most cloud consulting firms offer only one specific product that they partner with as the best solution for all their clients but at Big Bang ERP, they leverage their diverse experiences […]
Three FinancialForce Customers Named ‘Best-of-the-Best’ in 2017 SPI Professional Services Maturity™ Benchmark
FinancialForce, the leading cloud ERP provider on the Salesforce Platform, announced that three FinancialForce Professional Services Automation (PSA) customers: Fruition Partners, A CSC Company, Jacobus Consulting, and AHEAD, have been named as top performers in Service Performance Insight (SPI) Research’s 2017 ‘Best-of-the-Best’ Professional Services Organizations (PSO) list, part of the firm’s annual Professional Services Maturity™ […]
Microsoft Q3 2017 earnings: Meet expectations, Dynamics up 10%, Azure steady at 93% growth
By: Dann Anthony Maurno With both Dynamics and Azure performing strongly, Microsoft has released the following results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017: Revenue was $22.1 billion GAAP, $23.6 billion non-GAAP, just missing analyst expectations of $23.62 billion Still, diluted earnings per share was $0.61 GAAP, $0.73 non-GAAP, exceeding expectations by $0.03 Operating income […]