Lots of customers have opted to implement Microsoft Dynamics 365 On Premise rather than in the cloud over the years. We've helped several migrate to online as the choice became part of their technology roadmaps. In recent years, Microsoft has moved towards a "Cloud First" methodology.

To take marketing to the next level, take a look at the updated features in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Marketing 2021 Release Wave 1. Marketers did not expected the current pandemic to have such a profound effect on how businesses operate. Finding new leads or just holding on to long-time customers has become a greater challenge.

Did you know that you can extend your Dynamics 365 with custom command buttons? In Dynamics 365, buttons are displayed in the command bar or ribbon (depending on the application you're in). Many forms and views come with buttons out of the box, which include (but not limited to) commands such as 'Save', 'Add to Queue', 'Assign', 'Run Report' and so on.

Dynamics 365 2021 Release Wave 1 is here, and it brings new innovations that provide you with significant capabilities to transform your business. The release contains hundreds of new features across Dynamics 365 applications including Marketing, Sales, Service, Finance, Operations, Human Resources, Commerce, Fraud Protection, Customer Insights, Customer Voice and Business Central.

Looking for the highest level of user adoption in your next CRM project?  Read our whitepaper: 19 Brilliant Ways to Promote CRM User Adoption. In this whitepaper, we outline our proven ways to promote CRM user adoption during implementation projects.

Digital transformation has become essential to support people working remotely and to compete in a global, connected economy.

Today, almost everything is in the cloud. And if your organization isn't yet, you may be missing out on enhanced security, cost savings and new features. Specifically, I'm talking about Dynamics 365 Online vs On-Premise. As you may know, Microsoft has long had an on-premise version of Dynamics 365 which definitely has had its benefits, from giving clients the freedom to choose their hosting platform to giving them more development flexibility, within the constraints of the application.

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.

Beringer Achieves Microsoft Competency

Congratulations to Beringer Technology Group for renewing their Microsoft Cloud Business Application competency. This is one of the TOUGHEST competencies to complete, requiring a high level of billable revenue & multiple certifications.

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.

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.