Keeping Up With Dynamics Storage
As Microsoft continues to blur the lines between Dynamics and PowerApps, so does it continue to redefine how Common Data Service (CDS) storage is measured and billed. In the age of Coronavirus and remote work, cloud solutions like Dynamics 365 are going to be more important than ever for business continuity.
What are Dynamics Virtual Entities?
Microsoft Dynamics Virtual Entities are here, and they allow you to experience data in a whole new way. Virtual Entities allow you to "peek" into external data from a foreign system, without having to migrate and store data in your Microsoft Dynamics environment.
Is your organization feeling stale? Do you have data, but don't know how to leverage it? Do you need more data, either from your team or external sources? Does your team lack efficiency? If you've answered "yes" to any of these, then you should definitely check out the Microsoft Power Platform.
Scaling Data Load with Azure Data Factory
Fine tuning an integration to optimize speed is more of an art than a science, especially when you are looking for the sweet spot of diminishing returns. One of the biggest challenges when migrating large data sets is optimizing the integration to run as fast as possible, without running into resource limitations.
Changes Are Coming to Dynamics
You may have recently received an email from Microsoft stating that change is coming and your Dynamics 365 environments will be automatically transitioned to the Dynamics Unified Interface within the next 30 days. While this may seem alarming, this is only an optional early transition; you still have control over when your environments are transitioned to the new interface before the final deadline of October 1, 2020.
What is the Dynamics Unified Interface?
As you may already know, the Unified Interface is the new user experience that Microsoft is mandating all Dynamics 365 environments put into use by October 2020. This interface ensures a smooth, consistent experience across all devices, whether you access Dynamics from your PC, phone, or tablet.
Unforeseen disasters can strike at any time, and when they do, your business could come to a grinding halt. Having a business continuity plan could prevent this from happening by securing your valuable business data at another location. But all too often, data backup can be too complicated for the average IT personnel to manage.
This holiday season, there are many things to be thankful for: our families, our friends, good health and so much more. So while we reflect on all the things we are thankful for this year, I would like to share what I am most thankful for in CRM for Distribution.
Archiving Your Dynamics 365 Data
One common question asked during a CRM implementation is "what are best practices around data archival for historical data?" My immediate response is "You get the MOST value from your CRM data when it lives in Microsoft Dynamics.
Calculated fields are one of the most powerful and versatile out-of-the-box functions included in Microsoft Dynamics 365. If you’re an Excel power user (or even if you’re not), you can easily understand calculated fields in the context of an =IF statement.
Over the past few years, many organizations have come to rely on InsideView and Predict integrated with their Microsoft Dynamics 365 Online applications. With no additional charge for either solution, companies have been able to enhance lead generation, marketing efforts, industry knowledge and predictive modeling in addition to all of the other out of the box value that Dynamics brings to the table.