Microsoft’s recent study, Drivers & Inhibitors to Cloud Adoption for Small and Midsize Businesses, casts a positive light on the future of cloud computing in the business sector. The study, commissioned by Microsoft earlier this year, exposes a number of underlying trends in the attitudes SMB leaders have about cloud computing. Given the relative newness [...]
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With Microsoft Dynamics GP and the SQL database it resides on, data correction issues can be a snap! Yes, we all know that accounting systems should never fail, but we still make backups in case they do. On top of regular backups, Microsoft Dynamics GP provides two unique utilities that ease the process of data [...]
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Technology is shifting to the clouds. Whether its phone apps like the Apple iCloud or email like Hotmail’s SkyDrive, many firms are transitioning there. It makes sense to move your ERP system from on premise to hosted instead. Using Hosted Microsoft Dynamics GP still means that your software application is in a data center. You [...]
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If a Dynamics GP user wants to test new processes, it’s always recommended to set up a test company. However, setting up test companies can be time consuming. To set up a test company in GP, a user must consider things like: how to set up the SQL server log in rights correctly how to [...]
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ERP software has become a mission critical app for many businesses. Successful companies depend on their ERP systems to keep their business processes flowing smoothly. Furthermore, those businesses that failed to properly implement ERP software have often found themselves with large holes in their budgets and countless hours wasted on loss mitigation. As the saying [...]
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Traditional ERP inventory systems are invaluable to thousands of manufacturing companies worldwide. But for semiconductor manufacturers? Forgetaboutit! It’s not that traditional ERP Inventory systems don’t work. They just aren’t designed to fit the processes that are at the heart of fabless semiconductor production. Fabless companies have tried for years to make these traditional systems fit [...]
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A company’s profitability is often determined by how well vital departments are managed internally, and the amount of time it takes to turn cash into more cash is often a tell-tale sign of how efficient the accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) departments are at managing cash flow. As I’ve shared in previous posts, [...]
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I’ve recently been involved in a variety of ERP/CRM opportunities and I have noticed that there seems to be a common trend of clients/prospects asking for “Rapid” implementations in order to reduce the time it takes to implement and the initial capital project costs. The concept of a Rapid Implementation generally means reduced costs and [...]
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We have seen a lot of changes in business, but one thing holds true – providing the right person with the right tools remains the best way for a company to remain competitive and drive success. Every company needs good customers to be successful, but you also need the support of your employees. When your [...]
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Is it time to move from QuickBooks to a full ERP system like Microsoft Dynamics GP? It’s a question that many companies have to ask at some point when growth and increasing complexity push the limits of QuickBooks functionality and capabilities to meet their needs. Price is obviously a factor in this decision, but you [...]
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