Directly from Directions what’s new in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2017
Directions EMEA 2016: It was very exciting to get a clearer picture of what’s new in NAV 2017. Here’s a brief overview and some of the possibilities with the new functionality. Commitment to Extensions We are excited about the mention of Cortana Intelligence and PowerApps & Microsoft Flow. It sounds like the built-in Cortana Intelligence will mean that you […]
Salesforce Strategy Revealed?
By: Steve Brooks The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) has published an article listing the 14 companies Salesforce was looking to buy in May 2016. The list is based on emails from and to board member Gen Colin Powell. Those emails were published by DCLeaks. This is a site dedicated to leaking the emails of “top ranking officials and their influence agents […]
Retail update for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations (AX7) introduces both cloud and on-prem capabilities
By: Wendy Scheuring On November 1, Microsoft will transition Dynamics AX, including its retail components, to Dynamics 365 for Operations branding. 365 Operations will begin releasing new industry specific capabilities in waves, beginning with retail store in November, and shop floor and warehouse in Spring 2017, according to Pepijn Richter, Director of Product Marketing at […]
Microsoft Unveils Dynamics 365 Pricing Information as Enterprise and Business Subscription Editions
Microsoft has revealed how it plans to price and license its upcoming Dynamics 365 cloud software. The cloud-based version of Dynamics, which was revealed in July, is designed to offer Microsoft a competitive way into the cloud CRM and ERP spaces. Microsoft intends to bundle CRM and ERP together as one “holistic subscription” for customers […]
NetSuite Announces SuiteConnect EMEA Cloud Conference
NetSuite, Inc., the industry’s leading Provider of cloud financials / ERP and omnichannel commerce software suites, today announced SuiteConnect EMEA 2016, its largest user-oriented cloud event to date in the EMEA region. The customer-FOCused day-long event will include NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson’s keynote address on how global companies are thriving in the cloud economy, customers […]
Dynamic Communities announces two Dynamics 365 UGs; Summit attendance grows 63%
By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft Dynamics 365 will not hit the shelves until the November 1 general release, but Dynamic Communities, Inc. has already announced two new user groups to support organizations adopting Microsoft’s cloud-based ERP/CRM solution. Microsoft chose the independent UG Summit to unveil Dynamics 365, in an opening keynote by Scott Guthrie, Microsoft executive […]
Summit 2016: First Look at Microsoft Dynamics 365, with stories of transformational impact
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Microsoft promised a first look at Dynamics 365 at today’s Dynamic User Group Summit 2016 events, and they sent the person in charge of the Dynamics product direction to make sense of it. That person is Scott Guthrie, Microsoft executive vice president, Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise, who was introduced by Dynamic […]
Salesforce Lays Out Its Vision for Financial Services Cloud One Year in and Introduces AI-powered Einstein Capabilities
Salesforce’s first vertical-only cloud offering is one year old, and the company used a Dreamforce keynote to celebrate its first year’s success with two customer case studies, and lay out the roadmap for the future Salesforce launched Financial Services Cloud as its first vertical-specific customer relationship management (CRM) product in August last year, giving it […]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Points to Machine Learning as Key Battleground for Cloud Computing
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has identified machine learning as the firm’s key focus as cloud computing usage becomes more widespread. It is an area that is fast becoming the battleground for the big cloud providers. Google and Amazon Web Services both offer a range of tools that make it easier for developers to create ‘intelligent’ applications, […]
Facebook at Work (finally) launches as ‘Workplace’
By: Matt Kapko Facebook at Work, the company’s social network for business, has a new name, but it features many of the same tools that 1.71 billion people use every month — without all the ads. Now called simply “Workplace,” the service is now publicly available to any organization. Facebook is a dominant force among […]