Choosing the right partner for your business is not something to take lightly, and there are many things to consider, from Microsoft competency certifications to how they treat potential and existing clients. Here are seven qualities of excellent partners your company will want to carefully consider when you’re in the market for a Microsoft Partner.

The goal behind digital transformation is to help organizations adapt and remain resilient against competitive pressure, changing customer needs, and even global crises. Companies who are flexible, with growth-mindsets and the urge to stay relevant with ever-new technologies, are the companies who successfully shift via digital transformation.

Digital is the future, and it is also the present, so there is no better time to consider how your business can move toward full digital transformation. This blog discusses seven key ways businesses can leverage the power of Dynamics 365 business applications to drive their digital transformation.

Each small to midsize business faces unique challenges, but perhaps most widespread is a SMB’s struggle to find software that works well for their needs. Often technology SMBs use are made for enterprise-sized businesses, and are therefore inefficient, too expensive, or missing important functionalities the SMB needs. Businesses shift as time passes, and its technology needs to be able to do the same. Let’s take a look at six ways Microsoft Dynamics 365 benefits SMBs.

Performing an ERP system upgrade can be daunting. Upgrades typically take extended periods of time and costs can balloon depending on server and customization needs. For years, Dynamics NAV has been a tried-and-true ERP system that most organizations deploy on-premises. Making the jump from Dynamics NAV to Business Central is indeed a big project., but this upgrade to the cloud eliminates the need for costly in-house servers and prepares staff and business processes for an eventual move to Business Central.

For the mid-market space specifically, providers like Microsoft, SAP, and NetSuite all have cloud-based ERP applications that offer similar functionality. It can be difficult to wade through the many online resources and sales calls to determine the best solution.

To make it easier, we have put together a high level comparison between Microsoft’s premiere mid-market ERP application Dynamics 365 Business Central, and the most common competitors include NetSuite, SAP, and Epicor.

Dynamics GP clients have many questions surrounding the future of Microsoft ERP and where Dynamics GP fits into that picture. We’ve put together some FAQs to help organizations understand the context of Microsoft’s messaging and give them the information they need to make informed decisions about their long-term ERP solution.

Dynamics NAV clients have many questions surrounding the future of Microsoft ERP and where Dynamics NAV fits into that picture. We’ve put together some FAQs to help organizations understand the context of Microsoft’s messaging and give them the information they need to make informed decisions about their long-term ERP solution.

Dynamics 365 Business Central is Microsoft’s champion for mid-market business management solutions. Business Central was built around the foundation of Dynamics NAV and brings business processes together into a single, easy-to-use interface. Better yet, as part of the Dynamics 365 platform, Business Central is easily connected to other Dynamics 365 applications such as Marketing and Sales to fully synchronize a business’ functionality.

For companies currently using other Microsoft solutions such as Dynamics GP or Dynamics NAV, an upgrade to Business Central would provide many benefits from both an operational and cost standpoint.

Getting ready to close the year for 2020 in Dynamics GP? Watch the recording of our annual webinar to learn everything you need to run an anxiety-free close in Dynamics GP and get your questions answered.

With the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and its subsequent spread around the world, many companies and employees are taking the responsible step to have employees work from home to combat further spread of the virus, a concept known as social distancing. Companies of all sizes may struggle to adequately prepare staff to work remotely full-time. They may not have the equipment or the tools to access work resources remotely.

With the outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and its subsequent spread around the world, many companies and employees are taking the responsible step to have employees work from home to combat further spread of the virus, a concept known as social distancing. Companies of all sizes may struggle to adequately prepare staff to work remotely full-time. They may not have the equipment or the tools to access work resources remotely.

As a business grows it inevitably faces the choice between investing in on-premises server infrastructure or cloud based infrastructure to manage their IT needs. However, choosing the wrong investment for your business can have dramatic effects on long term profitability, so picking the right investment is necessary.

If you’ve been thinking about upgrading to Windows 10, now is the time. Microsoft has confirmed its commitment to the July 29, 2016 cutoff date for offering a Windows 10 upgrade for free to Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 users.