by Karen Riordan | Aug 9, 2018 | Dynamics 365, Dynamics SL, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Power BI, Technology
Microsoft Dynamics Business Central continues to impress even the most vocal skeptics. The new release of Dynamics 365 Business Central is due out in October 2018. With the new release also comes a clearer naming convention. With the October 18 release, Dynamics...
by Karen Riordan | Jul 17, 2018 | Microsoft Power BI
For those of you who do not live in the DC Metro area, let me take a minute and give you in layman’s terms a description of Initiative 77. Simply put, tipped workers in DC are paid a base wage of $3.33 per hour, and tips are expected to push earnings to at least the...
by Karen Riordan | Jul 2, 2018 | Industry Trends, Microsoft Power BI
Take a deep breath, Excel isn’t going away! Those of us working in the finance department, Excel is our favorite go-to tool. No matter how amazing your financial management solution, most Controllers and CFOs all agree, please don’t take away my Excel. The evolution...
by Suzy Zgorski | Jun 8, 2018 | Financial Reporting, Industry Trends, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Microsoft Power BI, SSi Consulting Events, Technology
It is a great time to be a Washington sports fan. Our Washington Capitals are the Stanley Cup Champions, for the first time in the 44-year franchise history! As a native Washingtonian and a loyal DC sports fan, it has been so exciting to see our city come together and...
by Karen Riordan | Apr 13, 2018 | Microsoft, Microsoft Power BI, Technology
Gartner positions Microsoft as Leader for Business Intelligence and Analytics Congratulations Microsoft for racking up their 11th consecutive year in a row as a leader in Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms. It is exciting...
by Karen Riordan | Mar 23, 2018 | Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Microsoft Power BI, Technology
It has been awhile since I have seen the release of a new tool from Microsoft that really gets me excited. Well, Power BI is just that tool. At the highest level, Microsoft Power BI is an analytical tool that allows you to combine data from different sources like...