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Talking All things ERP and SAASDoes my business need a Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan?
A Business continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan is about making sure your company can quickly become operational after a systems failure, natural disaster, breach, or other interruption. A simple way of putting it is do you have a plan of what is required to get your...
What is the Net Neutrality Debate and will it affect my business?
After a landmark vote on February 26 the Federal Communications Commission or FCC officially classified Internet providers as public utilities. The new net neutrality rules ban high-speed Internet providers such as Verizon and AT&T from blocking websites, slowing...
Is My Business Ready For ERP?
ERP or Enterprise Resource Planning is software that allows businesses to manage business processes and information. In the past this type of software was only cost effective for large businesses, but no more. There are an increasing number of solutions...
Dynamics GP Reconciliation Tips and Tricks for AP, AR, Banking, and General Ledger
Have you ever had a scenario where your accounts payable, accounts receivable, or banking subledger do not tie out to the period balance of your control accounts in the general ledger (GL)? The key to analyzing the issue and identifying the problem is understanding...
Management Reporter Missing Report Definitions
You may have just spent weeks or months building out your financial reports in Management Reporter, and then a new company is added to Dynamics GP. “Easy,” you think, “I’ll just open up the Management Reporter Console and refresh my company list.” You do this...
Will Microsoft Stand Out In the Big Data Fray?
This article excerpt, by Jeffrey Schwartz, originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/1dN99on Microsoft took a key step forward in its quest to bring “big data” to the cloud this week when it released the public preview of its Windows Azure HDInsight offering. The...
Previous Purchases Power Microsoft’s New Dynamics CRM Capabilities
This article excerpt, by Janet I. Tu, originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/1cELTHx Microsoft has added automated marketing, self-serve customer service and social listening capabilities to its Dynamics CRM offerings. The new...
Previous Purchases Power Microsoft’s New Dynamics CRM Capabilities
This article excerpt, by Janet I. Tu, originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/1cELTHxMicrosoft has added automated marketing, self-serve customer service and social listening capabilities to its Dynamics CRM offerings.The new offerings—which will be part of a new...
Microsoft Unifies Almost Everything in New Dynamics: CRM, Marketing Automation, Social and More
This article excerpt, by John Koetsier, originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/1jwIhs1 Back office, meet front. Microsoft highlighted new updates to its growing suite of Dynamics business applications at its Convergence 2014...
Grant Management with Microsoft Dynamics GP
This article excerpt, by Shereen Mahoney, originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/19QhlOa The Grant Management module in Microsoft Dynamics GP was designed primarily for not-for-profit and public sector organizations. Grant Management, as...
4 Industries Embracing The Cloud
This article excerpt, by John McMalcolm, originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/1fR7tL3 Cloud computing is becoming a preferred computing option across almost every industry, and it is expected to grow in prevalence over the next few...
From the Sea to the Cloud: Building a Global Marine Brokerage and Consultancy Firm with Office 365
This article excerpt, by Captain Mike Meade, M3 Marine Group, originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/1ngl6bz As a DP Master Mariner, I worked at sea for many years before gaining experience in the marine brokerage and consultancy side of the...
Key Technology Trends for Nonprofits in 2014
This article excerpt, eJewishPhilanthropy.com, originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/1f0artf In 2014, tremendous opportunities exist for organizations to use technology to deliver on their missions in a very effective and scalable way, both...
Microsoft Connects Custom Mobile Apps With Upcoming Dynamics AX Release
This article excerpt, by Brian Jackson, originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/1icDooF ATLANTA – Microsoft Corp. says its upcoming Dynamics AX 2012 R3 release will have new mobile-friendly capabilities. Following an early morning...
Ted Baker Underpins International Expansion With New ERP Rollout
This article excerpt, by Tim Brown, originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/O7DAup British lifestyle brand Ted Baker is to deploy Microsoft Dynamics AX to bolster its global expansion plans and increase competitive advantage in the UK and...
These 5 Manufacturing Trends Are No Joke
This article excerpt, by John Mills, originally appeared here: http://bit.ly/1lQjly1 While both the U.S. and Canada enjoyed manufacturing growth in March, Canadian input costs rose to their highest levels in nearly three years due to a weaker...