Understanding Microsoft’s cloud application platform
By: Mary Branscombe When the new Dynamics 365 cloud CRM and ERP service comes out this fall, the obvious comparison is going to be to Salesforce (and NetSuite), but Microsoft’s ambition here is broader than just creating a cloud business software subscription service from its on premise business tools. It’s really about connecting all your […]
Dynamics Partner Roundup: CRM Data Migration; GP Ecommerce; VAR performance; CfMD Property Management; Route Optimization
By: Linda Rosencrance KingswaySoft Simplifies Data Migration for Dynamics CRM KingswaySoft Inc., a provider of data integration software, has announced the availability of the Migration Starter Pack for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online and on-premise. This sample package uses the company’s SSIS Integration Toolkit for Dynamics CRM to work through many of the complexities of CRM […]
SaaSplaza, Microsoft’s First Direct/Indirect CSP for Dynamics AX, Sets Ambitious First Year Goals Built On Channel Trust
By: Dann Anthony Maurno SaaSplaza, which offers cloud services for Dynamics, has announced that Microsoft has cleared the firm to become the first Microsoft partner to work as both an Indirect Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) and a Direct CSP. The firm’s dual status means SaaSplaza will be providing Microsoft Dynamics AX solutions to end-customers […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: Grants Management for Aussie Fed; AX Chem Integration; Document Automation Add-ons; New NAV Financing
By: Linda Rosencrance Fujitsu to Deliver Grants Management System for Australian Government Agency Fujitsu is building and implementing a grants management system based on the Fujitsu Grants Management solution for the Australian federal government’s Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. Comprised of a public portal powered by Microsoft Dynamics CRM, the Fujitsu Grants Manager will […]
New Microsoft Dynamics 365 Schema Project Aims to Simplify CRM Projects
By: Linda Rosencrance The idea is fairly simple: Get the Microsoft Dynamics CRM community to share its implementation challenges and triumphs, and collect the solutions for easy access – say, solutions collected in a single schema, specific to a vertical. That is the purpose behind the Dynamics 365 Schema Project, a joint effort by […]
Why Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 SMB Strategy Must Offer More Than Simplicity
By: James Croweler Microsoft have revealed more details of their Dynamics 365 licencing to partners this week. A huge 173 page presentation gave us all a lot to think about as we try to understand the future and how it will affect our prospects and customers. One obvious conclusion from it all is that the […]
Microsoft Axes Pinpoint: Partners React with Surprise, Disappointment, Ambivalence
By: Linda Rosencrance Recently, Microsoft deep-sixed its Pinpoint online partner directory, replacing it with its new “referral engine,” or Find a Partner section of its Partner Center. The change rolled out just before the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) 2016 in July. Microsoft promised in a report from CRN Australia that the new referral engine […]
GPUG Summit: Expect True-to-the-Mission Content from People who Believe in Microsoft Dynamics GP
By: Dann Anthony Maurno Dynamics GP may have seemed like an afterthought in 2016, given dearth of visibility it received at Microsoft’s inaugural Envision event. Don’t believe it; early indications from registered attendees for October’s GPUG Summit 2016, indicate a deeply invested and interested user base. GPUG Summit’s Director of Programming Bob McAdam also serves on […]
Microsoft Dynamics Partner Roundup: NAV for Wine Cellars; New Tier 1 CSP; US & Asia/Pac Partners Join Enterprise Cloud Alliance
By: Linda Rosencrance TVision To Implement Dynamics NAV for Berkmann Wine Cellars UK-based TVision Technology has been awarded the contract to implement The Wine System for UK wine merchant Berkmann Wine Cellars. The Wine System is the ERP solution for wine and drinks distributors developed by TVision and built on Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Berkmann Wine […]
Fall 2016 Release of Microsoft Dynamics AX Retail To Offer In-Store Tools, Analytics, E-Commerce Improvements
By: Valerie Miller Microsoft have plans to make the new Dynamics AX (AX 7) more appealing to the retail industry with improvements coming in its autumn 2016 update. Company officials reviewed several of the coming changes at last week’s Retail Realm 2016 event in Las Vegas Microsoft Principal Group Program Manager for Dynamics Retail & […]