The move from Microsoft Dynamics AX to 365: Building a business case for the future
By: James Fleming When I joined Element Material Technologies two-and-a-half years ago, the company had gone live on Dynamics AX 2009 fairly recently, in 2010. So when Dynamics AX 2012 came along, there just wasn’t much of an appetite for an upgrade. The task became to maximize AX 2009’s capabilities and future-proof it, and we […]
The AI fight is escalating: This is the IT giants’ next move
By: Peter Sayer Artificial intelligence is where the competition is in IT, with Microsoft and Google both parading powerful, always-available AI tools for the enterprise at their respective developer conferences, Build and I/O, in May. It’s not just about work: AI software can now play chess, go, and some retro video games better than any […]
Salesforce unveils new partner program for AppExchange developers
Salesforce has launched a new AppExchange partner program designed to accelerate the ability of any start-up, developer or independent software vendor (ISV) to build, market and sell intelligent apps for the $389 billion Salesforce economy. “The convergence of AI, IoT and massive datasets has created incredible opportunities for developers to move beyond the app – […]
Goodbye cable; hello gigabit broadband
By: Bill Snyder I’m finally getting to practice what I’ve been preaching: I cut the cord on pay TV this month and signed up for ultra-fast, fiber-based broadband. Having much faster access to the Internet isn’t a benefit I need to explain, of course, and who doesn’t want to tell their cable provider to buzz […]
Why IT service providers are investing in North America
By: Stephanie Overby IT service providers set up more new IT delivery centers in North America than anywhere else in the world last year, according to new research. North American locations accounted for more the one-third of new delivery sites (29 out of a total of 76) established by service providers in 2016, according to […]
Software Creates $1.4 Trillion in Domestic Economic Value, Supports Nearly 10 Million Jobs and Powers 8% of GDP, Battery Ventures Says
NEW YORK, May 18, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Software—particularly cloud-based technology—is now creating roughly $1.4 trillion in economic value in the U.S. and is poised to grow even more, particularly as non-tech companies transform themselves into software businesses, according to a new report released by global investment firm Battery Ventures. The figure represents nearly eight […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Invoice automation on AppSource; Rental and service CfMD; Partner’s D365 Team; AX, CRM acquisition
By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft’s AppSource Adds Mobile-First Invoice Automation Software Dooap Dooap, a developer of accounts payable software for Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Dynamics AX, has announced that its software application has been published on Microsoft’s AppSource marketplace. Dooap, mobile-first, cloud-native accounts payable automation solution for Dynamics 365 and Dynamics AX, lets users approve invoices […]
Experts see promise in Learning Path Authoring for Dynamics 365 CRM apps
By: Linda Rosencrance With the December 2016 release of Dynamics 365 sales and service apps, Microsoft has added an important new authoring capability to its in-app help feature known as Learning Paths. Following the introduction of Learning Paths in Dynamics CRM Online 2016 Update 1, Learning Path Authoring offers customers a new way to add […]
The ‘cobots’ are coming. Is your IT team ready?
By: Cindy Waxer At Creating Revolutions, an employee affectionately nicknamed “Manuel Noriega” assembles the tiny components of a customer service paging device. Unlike other employees of the startup, Manuel works for hours, day in and day out, without bathroom breaks or healthcare benefits. Meet today’s robot workforce. Manuel is a collaborative robot (or cobot) that’s […]
8 ways to manage an internet or security crisis
By: Jennifer Lonoff Schiff Your business is hit with a ransomware attack. Or your ecommerce site crashes. Your legacy system stops working. Or maybe your latest software release has a major bug. These are just some of the problems that ecommerce, technology and other companies experience at one time or another. The issue is not […]