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.

On March 2nd, Microsoft announced they would be providing 6 free months of Microsoft Teams licensing in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. If your organization has implemented or is considering a work from home policy, Microsoft Teams can give your users an organized way to communicate and stay productive while out of the office.

Regardless of where staff work, they need to communicate and collaborate to complete tasks and projects. You may worry that the distance will cause interruption in business processes. Office 365 provides organizations a way to strengthen their team communication and collaboration while also giving employees flexibility during these uncertain times.

Dynamics 365 Business Central is Microsoft's premier mid-market ERP solution, but is it the right application for your organization? Whether you are on Dynamics GP, Dynamics NAV on-premise, or another ERP system, there are many factors to consider when making a decision to move to Dynamics 365 Business Central. In this webinar, Janelle Riley, CEO of Syvantis with 20 years of Dynamics ERP experience, will explain the history of Dynamics ERP systems and how Business Central fits into the story.

Native cloud, Dynamics 365 Project Operations combines features from Project Online and Project Service Automation to create a comprehensive project management application that seamlessly integrates with other Dynamics 365 applications.

The variety of list types can be confusing, so it’s important to understand the difference. There are two main list types: the marketing segment and the marketing list. Marketing segments are designed to be paired with customer journeys so a marketer can guide members of a selected subset of contacts through a journey of content that can include marketing emails, marketing forms & pages, events, and more.

Monitoring online behavior associated with a website, social media pages, and landing pages is essential for marketers. Tracking this behavior can give insight into what messaging your audience is connecting with and how they are accessing it. Dynamics 365 Marketing gives marketers the tools needed to track their audience and learn more about what content they connect with.

Companies making an evaluation for a new Microsoft partner can often be confused about a prospective partner’s qualifications or what they may offer. For many partners, they may be certified in one area or another by Microsoft. They may also have a tier of qualification on each of their certifications.

Microsoft’s Dynamics 365 Marketing contains a comprehensive lead scoring system that helps marketers do exactly that. With an easy-to-use UI-based scoring module, it is simple to create scoring models that rank leads and automatically target them.

Does it seem like your Microsoft Office apps are updating all the time, or are updates only available every few months? Read this blog to learn about Office update channels, how they differ, and why you may want to choose each specific one.

On October 1st, Microsoft released the first patch of their Wave 2 2019 Business Central updates. Business Central, the newest cloud-based ERP accounting solution offered by Microsoft, is designed to provide easy to use, high end accounting tools to small and mid-size businesses. This update features a significant amount of feature improvements and advances in migration as Microsoft prepares to align Business Central on-premises with the online version.

An important consideration to make is Microsoft’s development strategy. Microsoft has reallocated its development resources away from Dynamics GP and Dynamics SL to Business Central. This means that although Microsoft continues to support GP and SL, the majority of new development is happening in Business Central.

Where is Microsoft ERP right now? Walk through install base numbers and deployment options to get a firm grasp at the landscape of ERP systems in the Microsoft ecosystem.

Big changes have been happening at Microsoft regarding its ERP applications over the past three years. This has caused a lot of confusion and uncertainty among current Microsoft ERP clients as well as organizations looking to purchase Microsoft ERP systems.

As a long-term user of Microsoft Dynamics GP, I will admit it was daunting when we initially transitioned to Dynamics 365 Business Central. However, within a few months of working in Business Central daily, I quickly became familiar with the ins and outs of navigating the system and have come to appreciate the ease of use and flexibility that Business Central has to offer.

Take control of your Office files and documents by establishing a permanent opening location. Whether you prefer the desktop or web, the choice is now yours. Learn how its done and how to make the option available to your users.

Account Based Marketing has shown it can be a high-value element of any team’s marketing initiatives. See what you can do, and how to do it, with Account Based Marketing in Dynamics 365 for Marketing.

Live events require significant time and resources to figure out the logistics and ultimately put on a successful event. Dynamics 365 for Marketing makes it possible for organizations of any size to organize and manage everything that goes into a live event.

Virtual events are cost-effective and can be highly valuable for any company. Dynamics 365 for Marketing simplifies the huge number of logistics and details necessary to make an event worth it. See how the comprehensive marketing solution can help manage your digital events.

Microsoft Search is a new, unified search experience that works across Windows 10, Office 365 apps, and the Bing search engine. Announced in September 2018, it reached General Availability in May 2019 for all users of Office and Microsoft 365.