A perpetual problem exists: how to keep your ERP system current. When you upgrade your ERP environment, which happens every couple of years or more, there is always another version that follows right in its footsteps with better functionality that you are missing out on. There is no way to justify the cost of upgrading
Read MoreLet us explore the future of Business Intelligence. Last week I spoke about Windows 8 and it’s impact on computing. However, let’s further explore the problems, yes problems, with Business Intelligence. Until today, Business Intelligence has been primarily provided by Hyperion, Cognos and other solutions. Many years back, Microsoft introduced Microsoft Analysis Services. However these
Read MoreTraditionally, when purchasing ERP software, it was common to spend $100,000 or more up front to purchase necessary hardware, software licenses and all the implementation and training costs that came with such a costly enterprise investment. Before looking at how ERP was purchased in the past, let’s understand the difference between capex (capital expenditure) and
Read MoreWhat do you do when you are Microsoft, the 800 pound gorilla in the marketplace when both Google and Apple are taking your customers? In 2007, Apple released the iPhone and subsequently in 2010, the iPad mobile devices. Apple’s strategy is to have a single OS on all devices, Mac, iPhone and iPad. Google
Read MoreMost CEO’s believe their data is more secure in house compared to the Cloud. They fail to realize that their servers are often stored in a locked closet or other room, vulnerable to theft and natural disaster. They also fail to realize that Cloud providers have much more expertise securing data offsite than their own
Read MoreAs we draw closer to the release of Dynamics GP “12” which is slated for later this calendar year, I wanted to focus a little bit on what may be one of the most under-reported features of the new release: the new Silverlight client for Dynamics GP. This is BIG news…especially for anyone interested in
Read MoreI met with a very large Financial Services firm today to talk about helping them move from a tier 1 ERP product to Dynamics GP. You might think that odd…going backwards and all…but it happens much more than you migth think. After all, most companies can buy and implement Dynamics GP for a fraction of
Read MoreAfter completing our transition to Office 365, I was very excited to start using the integration between Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 (in the NjevityToGo cloud) with the SharePoint Online piece of Office 365 (in the Microsoft Cloud). This is a fantastic feature of Dynamics CRM and SharePoint that allows you to manage documents for an
Read MoreTo setup your Android Phone with your existing Office 365 email account using Exchange ActiveSync, follow these steps: From the Applications menu, select Email. This application may be named Mail on some versions of Android. Type your full e-mail address, for example tony@contoso.com, and your password, and then select Next. Select Exchange account. This option
Read MoreTo setup your iPhone with your existing Office 365 email account using Exchange ActiveSync, follow these steps: If this is the first e-mail account on this iPhone, iPad, or iTouch, tap Mail. Otherwise, tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account. Tap Microsoft Exchange. Tap in the E-mail box and enter your full e-mail
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