Microsoft is Giving Away Free Cloud Storage…And Other Small Business Tech News This Week
By: Gene Marks 1 — Microsoft is giving away cloud storage to lure users away from Box, Dropbox and Google In an effort to attract users of cloud services from Box, Dropbox, and Alphabet’s Google Drive, Microsoft is now giving them its competitive product for free. This week, the company said users of those 3 […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Project accounting; GP 2018 add-ons; Regulate 365; CSP addition
Journyx accelerates project accounting with launch of Projectlink for Microsoft Project Journyx has released Projectlink 11, a tool that allows users to sync time data between Microsoft Project and their accounting or ERP systems for easier, more efficient project accounting and budgeting. The Journyx Projectlink tool integrates Journyx with Microsoft Project, enabling users to track […]
Does An Increased Focus On Field Service Mean You Have To RIP And Replace An ERP System?
There are two central truths when it comes to enterprise resource planning (ERP)software. The first is that it is a long-term investment, and you don’t rip and replace what you have implemented unless it is absolutely necessary. The second is that no ERP will do everything, or everything well, and you need smart ways to extend […]
The Significance of Inventory Lead Time for Manufactured items in Microsoft Dynamics AX & 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise
By: Scott Hamilton The inventory lead time for a manufactured item can serve one or more purposes for modeling supply chain activities. It typically represents the fixed lead time for the item’s production orders, but the significance of this fixed lead time depends on whether routing data has been defined for the item. Other purposes […]
Opinion: When will artificial intelligence (AI) impact ERP software? Don’t hold your breath
By: Peter Joeckel You’ve probably noticed that claims of AI-powered software solutions are starting to pop up more frequently, including in the context of ERP. To be clear, regardless of what breathless marketers and science fiction fans love to dream about, there is currently no such thing as artificial intelligence in its truest form, and […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Nordic expansion; New CSP ally; CRM training; UK NFP Cloud CRM; Doc management update
Sonata Software forms partnership with IZARA to further its Nordic ambitions Sonata Software, a global IT solutions firm, has formed a partnership with Danish ERP house, IZARA, to further develop its presence in the Nordic region. To strengthen its footprint across Northern Europe, Sonata Software has taken a 15% stake in IZARA. The deal will […]
Research: Cloud race has Amazon far in lead, Microsoft showing rapid growth
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Synergy Research Group has revealed findings from Q4 2017 that show spending on cloud infrastructure services leaping 46 percent over the same quarter in 2016, “comfortably beating the growth rates achieved in the previous three quarters.” The expansion was driven by aggressive growth among market leaders Amazon (AWS), Microsoft, Google and […]
Lessons learned moving Dynamics GP customers to a cloud accounting platform
By: John Silvani Over the past four years we have moved many companies from their older on-premises Dynamics GP systems to browser-based applications built on the Microsoft Dynamics cloud platform. These new solutions give organizations easier access and more efficiencies than they had before. In making the decision to leave the on-premises world, similar concerns […]
The Significance of Inventory Lead Time for Manufactured items in Microsoft Dynamics AX & 365 for Finance and Operations, Enterprise
By: Scott Hamilton The inventory lead time for a manufactured item can serve one or more purposes for modeling supply chain activities. It typically represents the fixed lead time for the item’s production orders, but the significance of this fixed lead time depends on whether routing data has been defined for the item. Other purposes […]
The battle between ERP and CRM for B2B commerce
By: Ray Grady Today’s B2B buyers aren’t satisfied with the status quo. They’re looking for rich, cross-channel buying experiences that make it easy to locate product information and complete purchases, similar to the experiences they enjoy when they shop on Amazon or other consumer sites. Buyers also want more control in the buying process. A […]