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Discover the latest Microsoft Dynamics, Business Central, SharePoint and Power Platform news and developments in our blog.
What’s The Value Of Holding Your Microsoft Licensing with Your Business Applications Partner
Holding your Microsoft licensing with your SharePoint, ERP or CRM partner can provide numerous advantages and significantly add value to your business operations.
Business Central Attach Licences: Add Dynamics 365 Sales & Customer Service For Less
Understand the potential of Microsoft’s new Business Central licensing for wider business applications adoption.
Business Central vs Syspro: Comparing Manufacturing ERP Solutions
Comparing market-leading manufacturing enterprise resource planning (ERP) software platforms
Understanding Dynamics 365 Field Service Inspections
Cloud-based services make it easier than ever to implement an enterprise service management solution into your business.
How To Share SharePoint Content With External Users
In the modern workplace, collaboration between internal and external users is a necessity.
Benefits Of Dynamics 365 Copilot
Copilot is an AI-powered virtual assistant that can suggest actions and give insights based on advanced data analysis and past activity.
Benefits Of A Dynamics 365 Ticketing System
Dynamics CRM systems help to ultimately tighten and improve the customer experience as a whole.
How To Manage the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) With Business Central
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a powerful operations management software solution that can be used to support various industries, including the construction industry.
Benefits Of Using Case Management Software
A type of software designed to help organisations manage all aspects of their cases or projects more efficiently.
Understanding Microsoft Power Pages Licensing
How do you control who can access your Power Pages?
Why Is High-Quality Data Important?
Data quality refers to the state of qualitative or quantitative pieces of information.
Benefits Of Using Digital Rostering Software
Rostering is a critical activity for organisations that need to organise staff or volunteers for shifts.
5 Ways To Develop A CRM Strategy
Creating a CRM strategy that improves business operations requires a clear understanding of current organisational goals and objectives.
5 Steps To A Successful Intranet Implementation
Planning is important when it comes to intranets, as they can be completely individual to your organisation.
Wave 1 2023: The latest Dynamics 365 & Power Platform Updates
The time has come for the first of the twice-yearly updates for Microsoft business applications in 2023.
Key Features Of A CRM For Nonprofits
Customer relationship management software can make a significant contribution to organisational success, especially in the nonprofit sector.
5 Signs That Your Business Has Outgrown Sage 50
Sage 50 is a powerful piece of accounting software that helps small to medium-sized businesses control their finances, but many organisations outgrow its capabilities.
Creating An Intranet Business Case
An intranet is a private network within an organization that uses internet technologies to securely share information, data, and resources among employees
What Are The Benefits Of Using Business Central For Inventory Management?
Business Central delivers value for SMEs by fulfilling a wide range of operational functions: finance and accounting, sales management and project management to name but a few.
What Is The Value Of A Bespoke CRM Solution?
Customer relationship management (CRM) is a critical area in most businesses, and many organisations choose an off-the-shelf solution.
SharePoint Document Library Vs Folder: What’s The Difference?
If using SharePoint to create content structure, it’s important to make the correct choice between using a document library or a folder to organise content.
Dynamics 365 Field Service vs simPRO: What Should You Consider?
Field operations management is a complex and time-consuming area that can be streamlined with the use of field service management software.
Using Business Central As A Medical ERP System
Using Business Central as medical ERP software provides benefits for the healthcare industry in many aspects of common operations.
SharePoint 2013 Reaches End Of Life
SharePoint 2013 is now thought of as Microsoft’s legacy solution, and as such, they’ve decided to end support.
How Aligning Dynamics 365 Sales and Marketing Improves Performance
We explore how Dynamics 365 Sales and Marketing improves communication between sales and marketing teams to streamline operations.
Akita Intelligent Solutions Selected For G-Cloud 13
We've been accepted to the UK's Crown Commercial Services' supplier cloud and software framework.
End Of Support For Dynamics NAV 2018
Dynamics NAV 2018 - the last version of Navision - leaves general support at the start of 2023.
Benefits Of A CRM System For Education
Finding a suitable software solution that manages various groups effectively can be difficult. Bespoke education CRM systems help to optimise this operation in a number of key ways.
Introducing Microsoft Power Apps Express Design
Express Design enables users to quickly get started with Power Apps by generating functional apps directly from image files.
Integrating Sales Navigator with Dynamics 365 Sales
The key to increased lead generation is the improved identification/targeting of prospects by your sales team.
NetSuite vs Business Central: Choosing The Right ERP Software For You
Choosing the right ERP system can be a vital decision for your business' performance. We compare the pros and cons between NetSuite vs Business Central.
Five Reasons To Consider An Accounting Software Migration
How do you know when its time to undertake an accounting software migration?
Benefits Of Business Central For Construction Companies
Construction companies operate with many moving parts. So the goal of installing a solution like Business Central is to make business operations simpler, more efficient and better aligned.
Egnyte Vs Sharepoint Online: Platforms For Content And Project Management
Egnyte and Microsoft SharePoint are cloud-based tools for businesses looking to manage and share files and assets.
Mailchimp vs Dynamics 365 Marketing For Email Marketing Automation
When it comes to streamlining and scaling your marketing, email marketing automation is one of the first areas where organisations can drive results.
SharePoint Online vs Box: Which Is The Right File Management Solution For You?
In some corners of business, Microsoft SharePoint Online and Box are spoken about in the same breath. But this isn't completely accurate.
What is Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Voice?
Customer engagement is key to retention and driving repeat business.
Five Reasons To Choose Business Central As Your ERP System
Implementing the right technology into your business is key to driving innovation, advancement and growth.
Hootsuite VS Dynamics 365 Marketing: What’s Better For Social Media Marketing?
Once referred to as ‘new media’, social media is now a crucial part of the marketing mix.
Should I Migrate From QuickBooks To Business Central?
QuickBooks and Dynamics 365 Business Central can both be used for business accounting. While this means they’re often drawn in comparison, what each can achieve for your business is radically different.
Ten Key Features Of An Intranet
Intranets are internal networks principally designed for use by an organisation’s employees.
What Is Dynamics 365 Telecommunications Accelerator?
Delivering smarter operations for telecoms systems
Five Elements To Successful Field Service Transformation
Outlining the key elements to transforming field service management
What is Microsoft Viva?
Understand more about Viva - Microsoft's employee experience and engagement platform
Benefits Of Moving From Spreadsheets To Dynamics 365 For Sales Management
Spreadsheets, such as Excel or Google Sheets, are central tools for business operations and administration. But they are not the place to run your sales pipeline.
Adopting A CRM System: Creating A Business Case Guide
Persuading your business as to the benefits of improving your technology? Download our guide 'Adopting A CRM System: Creating A Business Case'
Benefits Of Migrating From Sage To Business Central
The current competitive environment has organisations questioning the effectiveness of their business systems.
Benefits Of A Marketing CRM System vs Automation
Customer relationship management (CRM) systems are a staple software of sales and customer-focused activities. But they’re also an important tool for marketing.
What is SharePoint Syntex?
SharePoint Syntex is a new service that’s been made available as part of Microsoft 365.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 2022 Release Wave 1 Updates Announced
Bi-annual updates to Dynamics 365 will focus on Marketing, Sales and Customer Service fundamentals
How To Increase SharePoint User Adoption
SharePoint offers a wide range of organisational benefits, from document management to internal communications.
Benefits Of Microsoft Dynamics 365 For Case Management
An important requirement of providing high-quality customer service is the effective management of caseloads. And this requires a case management system.
How Much Does It Cost To Implement An ERP System?
When it comes to digital transformation and ERP adoption, “How much is this going to cost?” is a typical business question
How To Approach A SharePoint Migration
Microsoft SharePoint is a powerful tool that can sit centrally within many organisations’ operations as a store for files and data.
Dynamics 365 Marketing Vs HubSpot: Which Is Right For Your Marketing Operations?
As Microsoft advances with marketing automation, we compare Dynamics 365 Marketing vs HubSpot and which is right for your organisation.
Using SharePoint As A Policy Library
Good policy management is critical to any organisation.
Microsoft’s New Commerce Experience Introduces Licensing And Pricing Changes
Microsoft is making major changes in its approach to its licensing.
Microsoft Power Apps To Support iOS And Android Mobile Apps Creation
Developers of canvas apps in Microsoft Power Apps will soon be able to deploy their solutions as Android and iOS mobile apps.
How Can A SharePoint Intranet Support Remote Working?
With home and hybrid working growing in popularity, organisations need better solutions. Here's how an intranet can support remote working
Enhancing Dynamics 365 Marketing With Teams Webinars
How integrating your virtual events platform with your marketing CRM can deliver smarter working.
Five Signs Its Time For A Better CRM System
A CRM system is central to your organisation’s operations. Or at least it should be.
Benefits Of Using SharePoint In Teams
The Microsoft 365 suite of applications brings a range of benefits to business users. Discover how using SharePoint with Teams adds value to an organisation.
What is Microsoft Dataverse?
Microsoft Teams has unlocked huge benefits for unified communication and remote working. Dataverse is set to take this further - with a new universe of opportunities.
Benefits Of Power Automate
Find better ways to complete manual tasks with Power Automate.
Using Microsoft Power BI with Sage
Improve understanding around financial data by using Power BI with Sage
Dynamics CRM vs Dynamics 365 Sales: A Feature Comparison
Microsoft Dynamics CRM has been deprecated for some time, replaced by Dynamics 365 Sales.
Understanding Types Of SharePoint Sites
Microsoft SharePoint is a multifaceted tool for business communication and collaboration.
Power Automate Desktop Now Available With Windows 10
Microsoft Power Automate Desktop has been designed to increase productivity by automating repetitive tasks and is now available free.
How to find a Microsoft partner for your organisation?
Not all Microsoft partners are created equally - and price should not be the deciding factor in your selection.
What Are The Benefits Of A Document Management System?
To support sustainable growth, organisations need the right technology solutions in place.
Dynamics 365 Project Service Automation End Of Life
The introduction of Dynamics 365 Project Operations spells the end of Project Service Automation
Understanding Dynamics 365 Sales Professional and Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales is a must-have for businesses looking to increase sales conversions and improve customer management.
Important Dynamics 365 Customer Service Depreciations
Microsoft Dynamics 365 is constantly evolving, with new features being added
Microsoft Power BI and Google Analytics
Combining Power BI and Google Analytics can help make better sense of data, supporting smarter marketing and improved business intelligence.
Benefits Of SharePoint For Project Management
Managing multiple projects simultaneously can quickly become challenging without the right tools, even for the most organised of us.
Automating Field Service Guide
Download our white paper on automating field service with Dynamics 365
Benefits Of Eforms
Understand the benefits of eforms as the first step in digitally transforming your processes.
How To Migrate A File Share to SharePoint Online
SharePoint Online is not only quick, compliant and reliable, but simple to use as well.
Microsoft Announces Deeper Dynamics 365 And Teams Integration
Microsoft announces deeper integration between Dynamics 365 and Teams, further unifying and streamlining workflows.
How To Improve Maintenance KPIs With Field Service Software
In the drive towards Industry 4.0 in your field service organisation, dynamic maintenance KPIs and business intelligence are a source of competitive advantage.
What Is A Digital Asset Manager?
Most organisations now make use of digital files such as images and video throughout their operations.
10 Top Tips For Boosting CRM User Adoption
Poor user adoption is one of the main reasons why CRM projects don't deliver expected results.
How to save money on Microsoft Dynamics data storage
Discover smart solutions to stay within your Dynamics 365 storage limits.
Adopting Microsoft Teams When You Already Use SharePoint
Microsoft Teams usage has skyrocketed - if you haven't already implemented Microsoft's business collaboration tool, now is a great time.
5 Signs It’s Time For A New CRM
Your current CRM may well have been the right choice when you first started using it, but is it still fit for purpose? Here are five signs that it might be time to investigate an alternative CRM for your business.
Microsoft launches Dynamics 365 Sales mobile app
It's now easier to access Dynamics 365 Sales functionality on the go.
Benefits Of A Membership CRM System
Whether communicating with regular customers, subscribers or charity donors, there are a host of groups that require specialist engagement and membership management
Replacing Microsoft Access Databases
Organisations using now-outdated Microsoft Access solutions should investigate the alternatives available
The False Economy Of SharePoint Templates
The number of cheap (and even free) SharePoint templates available online has been steadily growing.
Dynamics 365 Project Operations Features Announced
Previewed at Microsoft Ignite, Dynamics 365 Project Operations is designed to provide an overview of all the business areas that a project or service touches.
Choosing a CRM partner
Successfully adopting a CRM system is as much about your choice of CRM partner as your CRM technology.
What are the growth benefits of Power Apps for your organisation?
Technology can play a key part in growth, where the right solution at the right time can prove a business differentiator.
Dynamics 365 on premise or cloud hosted: Which is better for your organisation?
Microsoft Dynamics 365 was born out of the benefits of cloud application technology.
Candidate Management System With SharePoint And Power Apps Portals
An inexpensive but effective solution for managing candidate applications at scale
What is a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) system?
Discover about Standard Operating Procedures, their benefit for organisations and how they can be automated.
Microsoft Introduces Dataflex: A New Low-Code Platform
New solution? Or just the new name for Common Data Service? We take a closer look.
Five Business Metrics You Should Be Measuring
Business metrics, often referred to as key performance indicators (KPIs), are measures of growth.
Using SharePoint As A File Server Guide
Download our guide on using SharePoint Online as a file server
Akita Dynamics 365 Project Recognised With Microsoft Case Study
Recent Dynamics 365 Field Service solution included as official Microsoft Case Study
Using An Intranet For Corporate Communication
Improve corporate cohesion and drive employee efficiency with a corporate intranet.
Benefits Of An HR intranet system
Communication is at the heart of effective human resources.
Using Sensitivity Labels To Improve SharePoint Security
Automated, file-level protection of sensitive information with SharePoint Online
What is Common Data Service?
It’s a core part of many of Microsoft’s cloud applications - but what actually is it?
Microsoft changes Power Apps Licensing Model
Effective from 1 April 2020, Power Apps licensing has been streamlined
Important changes to Dynamics 365 for Outlook integration
Microsoft is depreciating the Outlook COM Add-in in favour of Dynamics 365 App for Outlook.
New Team Member apps for Dynamics 365
New solutions to support Dynamics 365 use on-the-go.
End of SharePoint Classic
SharePoint Classic is now undergoing major changes. This will now make it easier for you to post information and news and use it on mobile devices.
Why Should You Store Documents In SharePoint Online?
Data plays a critical role in helping organisations to engage with their customers, make informed decisions and develop new products.
Why Use Power BI?
For organisations looking to embrace digital transformation and enhance business intelligence, a visual analytics tool is a must.
Latest Power Platform developments from Wave 1 2020 release
Microsoft’s bi-annual update brings a raft of new features to Power Platform applications.
Virtual Agent for Customer Service Now Available For Dynamics 365
Microsoft combines the new Power Virtual Agents solution with its Dynamics 365 customer service application.
Benefits Of An Intranet For Teamwork
Teamwork is a key part of business success. But there is only so much that can be done with a strong team spirit.
Benefits Of Using SharePoint Content Types Over Folders
Discover best practice for managing items within SharePoint
How To Master An ERP Implementation
An ERP system can be incredibly rewarding for an organisation in terms of improving operations and increasing revenues.
Microsoft Power Virtual Agents Launched
Microsoft uses its Ignite conference in Orlando to expand the Power Platform family
What is SharePoint Online?
SharePoint Online is a web-based service that allows (at its most basic) for organisations to share, store, and manage data and applications.
Creating A CRM Implementation Plan
CRM systems have numerous benefits, particularly in terms of increasing sales, improving customer satisfaction and streamlining business operations.
Using An Intranet Within An Internal Communications Strategy
Discover how technology can play an important part in your organisation’s cohesion
AI Now A Key Business Differentiator, Microsoft Research Finds
Microsoft UK CEO Cindy Rose leads the charge to get more companies utilising AI at Future Decoded.
What Are SharePoint Online Permissions?
Microsoft SharePoint is a storage and collaboration applications used by organisations around the world.
SharePoint Modern Experience Vs Classic: What’s the difference?
SharePoint has changed. Discover the modern Sharepoint experience and the new features it offers.
Microsoft SharePoint vs OneDrive: Which storage solution is best for your business?
When it comes to choosing a platform to assist with document storing and sharing, many organisations find themselves torn between SharePoint and OneDrive.
Countdown To SharePoint 2010 End Of Life
Organisations should start planning to migrate away from SharePoint 2010
Changes to Dynamics 365 Licensing
Microsoft is changing how it packages – and prices – Dynamics 365 CRM and ERP licences.
Five Reasons To Use Business Central Over Dynamics NAV
Born out of the aim to develop a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ERP system, Microsoft’s Business Central is proving the solution-of-choice for small and mid-sized organisations.
4 Ways To Increase Customer Retention With A CRM System
Managers and business owners need ways to balance revenue streams from new customers and existing ones.
Benefits Of An ERP System For Small Businesses
Once upon a time, enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions were the preserve of large organisations.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM vs Dynamics 365: Time for an upgrade?
Get to grips with the differences in Microsoft’s CRM platforms.
Dynamics 365 for Field Service ROI detailed in new study
A new report has detailed the extensive business benefits of a Dynamics field service solution.
Dynamics 365 vs Salesforce : Which Is The Better Sales CRM Solution?
Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Salesforce are the two market-leading CRM solutions for modern businesses.
Infographic: Improving conversions with Dynamics 365 AI for Sales
Discover the numbers for how Dynamics 365 AI for Sales can benefit your organisation.
Microsoft announces Power Platform and confirms stronger business process automation direction
There’s a new category for Microsoft existing products, and a hint that there’s more to come.
How much does Microsoft Dynamics 365 cost?
Understand the costs that go into a Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM or ERP project
What’s The Difference Between NAV vs Business Central?
Microsoft has now ended sales of Dynamics NAV 2018 for new customers, while increasing it's promotion of Business Central.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 April Update Now Available
New Dynamics 365 functionality is now available across multiple modules
Five Reasons To Adopt An ERP System For Manufacturing
During their growth, manufacturers can come to a point where they need smarter ways to keep control of their operations.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Storage Changes
Microsoft will role out a new model for Dynamics 365 cloud storage.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 vs Zoho: A CRM Comparison
On the CRM landscape, Zoho is growing popularity thanks to low pricing and out-of-the-box functionality for sales teams.
5 Tips For Successful CRM Implementation
If you’re planning to invest in a customer relationship management (CRM) system as a way of increasing efficiency and saving your business money, you’ll naturally want to be up and running quickly with your new solution.
Why use Microsoft Dynamics as your CRM system?
Looking to choose a new CRM solution, or planning on an upgrade?
Microsoft to cease offering Social Engagement
In what feels like the briefest of love affairs, Microsoft announces it will be ending service for it’s social media monitoring tool, Social Engagement.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Trends: What To Expect In 2019
Here’s a highlight of the trends that organisations with – or are interested in - Microsoft Dynamics 365 can expect in 2019.
Five Benefits Of A Sales CRM System
Research has shown that a sales CRM system raises the productivity of a business by 15%.
Preparing for Making Tax Digital with Microsoft Dynamics
As of April 2019, HMRC will be transforming the way that tax administration is performed.
Microsoft announces Dynamics 365 AI for Customer Service and Dynamics 365 AI for Sales
New iterations of key Microsoft Dynamics solutions will embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver even better results for businesses.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Delivers Higher Return on Investment, Research Shows
Research has found that business spending on Microsoft Dynamics 365 delivers double the return on investment of the average CRM or ERP systems.
Microsoft Nonprofit Accelerator: Faster & Cheaper Dynamics 365 Solutions For Charities
Microsoft has announced a faster and cheaper way for charities and non-profit organisations to adopt Dynamics 365 and other Microsoft 365 solutions.
Benefits of Microsoft Dynamics for manufacturing: An end-to-end example
Discover how a Dynamics 365 Business Central or NAV solution can handle your business' sales, planning, inventory, manufacturing and finances.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Cost Savings for Manufacturing & Distribution
Spending £50,000 on an ERP system could help generate a cost benefit of in excess of half a million pounds within 10 years. It may sound too good to be true, but we’ve done the maths…
Three questions that reveal it’s time to change your ERP system
Too often, organisations choose to accept a sub-par experience from their ERP system.
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Layout Helps Design Smarter Work Spaces
Microsoft had unveiled Dynamics 365 Layout, a VR planning tool for setting up your space for optimum usage.
What are Dynamics 365 Team Member licences?
Discover Team Member licences and the benefits they offer Organisations using Dynamics 365.
How to add Dynamics 365 to Outlook
Read our guide on how to add Dynamics 365 to Outlook and start enjoying the benefits.
Why you need to upgrade from Dynamics 365 v8.2 now
Microsoft is changing the way that Dynamics 365 is updated.
What is Power Apps?
We outline Microsoft's new solution and experiment with its capabilities.
Dynamics 365 App for Outlook
Microsoft Dynamics 365 already integrates with a wide range of software and platforms. Now the new Dynamics 365 App allows for Dynamics and Outlook to work closer together.
Dynamics 365 Upgrade: Is It Worth It?
Microsoft Dynamics 365 is an attractive prospect for new users. But why upgrade to Dynamics 365 from an older version of Dynamics?
Half of Dynamics NAV customers now using unsupported versions
Over half of Microsoft Dynamics NAV instances are now using unsupported versions of the software.
How to reduce Dynamics 365 additional storage costs
Additional Dynamics 365 storage can be very expensive for organisations.
Dynamics 365 version 9.0 features we’re looking forward to
This year Microsoft will launch the latest (and rumoured best) update to its market-leading business platform.
Five Benefits Of Dynamics 365 For A Small Business
When it comes to small business operations, a CRM system may not be the top of your list. Yet this may be short-term thinking.
Business Central ERP: Microsoft’s SME solution
Microsoft has announced the upcoming launch of Dynamics 365 Business Central, a new offering designed to be an out-of-the-box Dynamics 365 solution for small and medium-sized organisations.
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