by Bill Aiton | Sep 6, 2017 | Dynamics 365, Industry Trends, Innovation, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Technology
“Cortana, is my job safe?” There is a recent series on NPR asking if your job is safe from automation. My first response was ‘Sure, my job is safe – accounting is complicated and selecting and implementing the right solution requires knowledgeable consulting.’ Our...
by Bill Aiton | Aug 17, 2017 | Dynamics 365, ERP Financial Software, Microsoft Dynamics 365
“Is your firm going to sell Microsoft Dynamics 365 ?” Just to clarify, I’m addressing Microsoft Dynamics 365 Financials and not Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Microsoft Dynamics partners often ask their colleagues this question. It’s as if they are all standing on the edge...
by Bill Aiton | Jul 18, 2017 | Cloud, Dynamics 365, Dynamics Accounting, ERP Financial Software, Industry Trends, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Technology
“I’m interested in Dynamics 365. What is it?” I’ve received this message several times in the last few months. Good news, Microsoft branding is getting out there. Bad news it’s confusing! Dynamics 365 is the umbrella name for three main...
by Bill Aiton | May 30, 2017 | Cloud, Dynamics 365, Dynamics Accounting, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Technology
Microsoft purchased Great Plains in 2000. The day of the announcement, my firm was being visited by the new-partner recruiter for Great Plains. We were ready to sign up and the Microsoft purchase just iced the cake. It was an interesting day – in one day, Microsoft...
by Bill Aiton | May 17, 2017 | Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics GP
In my last blog, I promised to compare features between GP and Dynamics 365 for Financials. In hindsight, it’s a little early. GP has a deep feature set built over a 20-year development period and while Dynamics 365 for Financials is based on NAV technology, it is a...
by Bill Aiton | May 4, 2017 | Cloud, Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Technology, Uncategorized
Design and Implementation – or how will this work for us? Microsoft Dynamics GP was developed in the late 90’s and significantly improved throughout the 2000’s. Each year, new features are introduced based on user feedback. The result is a large product, with deep...
