Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Warehousing for Dynamics 365; High-tech sales ops; D365/QuickBooks integration; Worldwide consumer attributes

By:  Linda Rosencrance     Enterprise Data Warehousing Solution by mcaConnect Now Available for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations mcaConnect has announced the release of dataConnect, a data warehousing solution that comes with pre-built data models and data extraction technology to create a single source of company data. dataConnect extracts data from Microsoft Dynamics 365, […]

Microsoft Dynamics AX Training: The opportunities and the issues

By:  Don Riggs Many Dynamics AX customers and professionals question the effectiveness of their training. I happen to believe they should. Microsoft has tried many ways to deliver a more effective training methodology. Unfortunately, it is a problem that Microsoft cannot solve as a universal offering. People have different motivations, different needs and different ways […]

Microsoft Leads in Burgeoning SaaS Market; Oracle and Google are on a Charge

New Q4 data from Synergy Research Group shows that the enterprise SaaS market grew 32% year on year to reach almost $13 billion in quarterly revenues, with ERP and collaboration being the highest growth segments. For the third successive quarter Microsoft is the clear leader in overall enterprise SaaS, having overtaken long-time market leader Salesforce. […]

Join your Microsoft Dynamics peers (and Pipol) at Summit EMEA 2017

Summit EMEA 2017 is coming up: 4-6 April, in Amsterdam. This peer-to-peer focused conference provides Microsoft Dynamics users with best-in-class, user-produced education on maximizing the performance of Dynamics AX, Microsoft CRM, Dynamics NAV, and Power BI products. COME FOR THE NETWORKING As the premier conference for Microsoft Dynamics users (with over 600 international attendees), it’s a superb […]

Sable37 acquires stake in Payfields payroll solution, Xalari

By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft Dynamics partner Sable37 has acquired a 50 percent stake in Payfields, a payroll and HR processing technology vendor. As part of Sable37, the Payfields payroll solution will be called Xalari and will be integrated with Dynamics 365 Enterprise apps (formerly AX and CRM). Offered in the cloud and on premise, the […]

Master Planning in Manufacturing using Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Operations or AX 2012 R3

By:  Scott Hamilton Editor’s Note:  This article summarizes the newly published book by Dr. Hamilton about master planning in different types of manufacturing. The book contents apply to those firms using Dynamics 365 for Operations or Dynamics AX 2012 R3. The planning calculations for managing a manufacturing business can provide significant benefits by coordinating supply chain activities […]

Executive Q&A: How a CRM firm grows and adapts in Microsoft’s innovation ecosystem

By:  Dann Anthony Maurno In 2006, Microsoft partner PowerObjects put aside years of application development business and “bet the farm” on Dynamics CRM. A lot has changed since then, as Microsoft has adapted the product line and PowerObjects itself went through an acquisition in 2015. But the focus exclusively on CRM solutions, services, support, and […]

Microsoft rolls out Dynamics 365 for PSA Power BI solution template

By: Linda Rosencrance Microsoft has released the Power BI solution template for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Project Service Automation (PSA). The template includes sets of pre-built reports for a professional service organization’s practice manager, resource manager and account manager, and includes analytical content for financial KPIs like revenue, cost and margin, according to Microsoft Senior […]