WOW what a great AX 2012 launch week last week, we're blown away by the excitement, energy, and feedback to getting this product into the marketplace. THANK YOU to all our customers, partners, and colleagues for all their hard work and effort leading up to last Thursday! However, as we all know, our job is just Read more
For months we’ve been sharing details about the upcoming release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, the newest version of our ERP solution for global organizations that is “Powerfully Simple.” Earlier this year at Convergence 2011, we revealed the final release of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 was expected to be generally available in August 2011. Read more
Hi everyone, My turn to chime in on the blog today and wish all of my team, colleagues and friends in Fargo a hearty CONGRATULATIONS as we celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the acquisition by Microsoft of Great Plains Software! Although we’ve shortened the product name to “GP,” over the years, the Read more
Amidst the excitement and energy around last week’s AX Technical Conference, the momentum across the other ERP products in our portfolio temporarily took a back seat. But with the conference now in our rear view mirror, we turn our attention today to a product that *is* on the market and getting a ton of traction Read more
As we open the Microsoft Dynamics AX Technical Conference today in Redmond with over 1000 partners and customers, there's a lot at stake for companies contemplating new applications to power their businesses. Faced with limited budgets, tight resources, tighter margins, and ruthless competition, organizations everywhere are looking for a way not only to stay ahead of Read more
With all the focus (and rightly so!) these days around the company on the great consumer launches of Kinect and Windows Phone 7, those groups are only a part of the story of the momentum around the company. At our recent analyst summit in November, we had a chance to share our ERP strategy Read more
As we all know, you can’t turn around without hearing about “the cloud,” and it’s coming benefits. And it’s certainly something we’re excited about here at Microsoft Dynamics, as we showcase the power of the Microsoft Azure platform, Dynamics CRM Online, and our own cloud and online services. Our partner hosting capabilities for ERP in Read more
Several months ago Crispin Read, our GM for the Dynamics ERP business, was interviewed by Jeff Moad of Managing Automation Magazine. The article has just been published here, and while there are several companies profiled in the article, it's Crispin that really sets the tone for where the market is heading for Dynamics ERP and Read more
Great article to pass along to you all that came into The Edge from a few different sources, written by Doug Barney at Redmond Channel Partner, on a new survey from the IT research firm Computer Economics, (“Technology Trends 2010/2011”) focused on the IT spending priorities for customers in the coming year. Along with the Read more
Happy New Year everyone from those of us here at The Edge, we’re just getting back into the swing of things this week as we empty out our email inboxes from our holiday breaks—but never fear, with the big National Retail Federation show starting next week, you’ll be hearing a lot from us soon. In the Read more