WHAT IS AI BUILDER?
2020 was certainly a difficult year for many of us. But as we look ahead to a brighter future in 2021, what better way to start it out than with some AI? After all, AI is designed to improve our lives. Specifically, let's talk about Microsoft's AI Builder.

The Microsoft Power Platform is ever evolving! A few years ago we published an article on the use of one of its services call the Common Data Service. Well, Microsoft is now rebranding that as Dataverse. Same great features, but with a new name and updated terminology to appeal to the masses.

Microsoft Azure Proactive Alerts
We are embracing cloud computing, specifically in Microsoft Azure!  We are excited to share how we've used it to proactively send alerts to support team members for outages, connection issues and more!
Why Cloud Computing
Cloud computing has been around for some time and there are different platforms that offer it.

Dynamics 365 Sales Insights 2020 release wave 2 is here!
Wow, the time has flown! Dynamics 365 release 2020 wave 2 is already here. Can you believe it? Wave 2 has come with a host of new and enhanced features being released from October 2020 through March 2021.  The release contains hundreds of new features across Dynamics 365 applications including Marketing, Sales, Customer Service, Field Service, Finance, Supply Chain Management, Human Resources, Commerce, Fraud Protection, Customer Insights, and Business Central.

Dynamics 365 Workflow Killer
We've worked with clients and data of all shapes and sizes - from small to medium to large. In this blog, I'm going to focus on those with large amounts of data. But not just large amounts of data, also large amounts of automated logic that is often at least partially translated to Workflows in Dynamics 365. Workflows in Dynamics 365 provide value to organizations in that they can be used to perform automated calculations to automatic record updates to even automated email notifications based on a defined trigger.

We're Microsoft Cloud Certified!
We're excited to share with you that we've been continuing to renew our Microsoft Cloud certifications, even during these unprecedented times. Our current certifications range from Dynamics 365 to Azure and Windows applications.

Integrate Excel with Dynamics 365
Many people still use MS Excel today, and for good reason. It's a well-established spreadsheet program that has powerful features for calculating complex data and much more. What it lacks though is enhanced security for sharing, change tracking (unless you are using it in SharePoint, inability to track historical performance & numbers and the inability to capture activities.

Improving Dynamics 365 Data Integrations with Alternate Keys
Dynamics 365 Data integrations is something that we're quite familiar with - whether it's a custom integration tailored for one of our customers or it's utilizing our popular pre-built solution CRM For Distribution.

Syncing Dynamics 365 User Permissions with SharePoint
Nowadays, it seems that most companies are using more than one business application. Each application has its own unique features and provides value to different departments. To improve user adoption, some of the applications are likely integrated with one another.

If you've recently found yourself working remotely or maybe just further down the hall from your teammates, Microsoft has may tools to help you stay connected together!  In particular, you can easily connect through SharePoint across all of your applications to stay informed and collaborative.