Microsoft Dynamics’ Business Ready Licensing (BRL) and Enhancement Plan provide you with a compelling way to increase the value of your investments in Microsoft^® technology, lower the entry barrier to Microsoft Dynamics solutions, enhance productivity and evolve with the life of your business, providing increased confidence in your choices and enabling you to realize the full potential of your Microsoft Dynamics solution.

Increased Value: Support through the BRL and Enhancement Plan keeps you as up to date as possible. Updates from Microsoft are timely and ensure you meet the proper requirements and training to get the best out of your solution.
The VAT 2010 updates are a good example of how Microsoft Dynamics solutions through the plan can help ensure that business processes can transition smoothly to a whole host of new legislation.

Enhance Productivity: You and your employees can depend on top-of-the-line training through the plan, enhancing your productivity. The integration and automation you get out of Microsoft Dynamics’ products streamline your business processes and produce better results.

Reach your Full Potential: You can have confidence in the work you do because the BRL and Enhancement Plan is there to back you up in your decision making. Helping you make better and more informed decisions benefiting you company and enabling you to meet your full potential.

Microsoft Dynamics solutions help you excel in your industry. If you’re interested in a Business Ready Enhancement Plan for Microsoft Dynamics, contact Blue Moon Industries. As an organization focused on customer success, Blue Moon Industries is dedicated to helping businesses define, implement, and support information systems to meet their strategic business goals. Blue Moon Industries is a leading provider of ERP systems based on Microsoft Dynamics GP software. Blue Moon Industries is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with competencies in Microsoft Business Solutions and ISV Software Solutions.

By Mark Barter with Blue Moon Industries – Rhode Island Microsoft Dynamics GP Partner

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Errol Shoenfish, the lead product manager for Microsoft Dynamics GP, announced that the future is bright for Microsoft Dynamics GP during the GP launch event in February of 2010 at Fargo ND. There is indeed a sizeable investment already made and planned for Microsoft Dynamics GP with a roadmap that extends through 2016. Errol and team have communicated a strong commitment to a timeline of new releases and service packs which enhance functionality and build upon new technology. Here’s a sneak peek of what to expect in the coming years for Microsoft Dynamics GP:

2010- Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 recently launched after this year’s Convergence. The hype and preparation for this launch has truly been monumental. Potential customers and current users of Microsoft Dynamics GP had and still have ample resources to get them through this change. The focus for GP 2010 is deep functionality, role tailored BI, next level office integration and workflow, and corporate performance management.

2012- Microsoft Dynamics GP 12
GP 12 will enhance continued innovation at mid-market with particular focus on simplicity, productivity, Dynamics user experience leadership, contextual BI, and time-to value.

2014- Microsoft Dynamics GP 14
GP 14 will enhance continued innovation at mid-market with particular focus on next generation User Interface, contextual role tailored workflow, and Microsoft technology.

A peek into the future of Microsoft Dynamics GP is exciting, as the possibilities are really endless. If you’re interested in more information on Microsoft Dynamics GP and its possibilities, contact Blue Moon Industries. As an organization focused on customer success, Blue Moon Industries is dedicated to helping businesses define, implement, and support information systems to meet their strategic business goals. Blue Moon Industries is a leading provider of ERP systems based on Microsoft Dynamics GP software. Blue Moon Industries is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with competencies in Microsoft Business Solutions and ISV Software Solutions.

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When you think of the word, vertical, what comes to mind? After a few years in the ERP software business, vertical market comes to my mind almost automatically. Because of this, I want to revisit definitions to this rather versatile term. There’s of course, the vertical direction, but when I was scrolling through the different definitions on Wikipedia, one in particular caught my eye defining vertical angles:

• Vertical (angles), a pair of angles sharing the same vertex and bounded by the same pair of lines but are opposite to each other

When comparing the definition above to vertical market, it really captures the power of the word and its ultimate meaning. They refer to completely different scopes, but yet are so similar.

• Vertical market, a group of similar businesses and customers which engage in trade based on specific and specialized needs

For example, although a group of prospective customers are opposite from each other (separate entities); they are still connected and bounded by their specific set of needs or “vertex”.  Therefore, defining your vertical market can give you the ability to focus your solution and ultimately connect your business. Before you buy, ask yourself whether a vertical ERP solution is suitable for your organization.

Blue Moon Industries can help you define your vertical and enhance your business. Blue Moon Industries is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with competencies in Microsoft Business Solutions and ISV Software Solutions. As an organization focused on customer success, Blue Moon Industries is dedicated to helping businesses define, implement, and support information systems to meet their strategic business goals. Blue Moon Industries is a leading provider of ERP systems based on Microsoft Dynamics GP software.

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If you’re like most of us in the business world, Microsoft Excel is your best friend…most of the time. You have your love/hate relationship.  At times, you’re unable to import or export the data you desperately need for an upcoming meeting, but you make it work because Excel is one of those primary tools you can’t afford to lose.

What if you could make your love/hate relationship into a “perfect” one? They say no relationship is perfect, but with the addition of Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010…it could get pretty close and here’s why:

• Microsoft Dynamics GP includes more than 200 built-in office excel reports that you can customize to meet your specific needs.
• You can quickly turn GP data into flexible pivot tables and graphical charts- no longer making those upcoming meetings a stressful part of your week.
• Refresh data from a single location. Automatically update date with in Excel without the need to export from Microsoft Dynamics GP.
• Analyze data from multiple angles. Perform up-to-the-minute analysis and comparison with refreshable Office Excel Reports.
• With a single click, you can access and view office excel reports within Office Outlook or Office SharePoint Server 2007

There are a lot of factors in creating a perfect relationship, and one of those factors is putting in the work. The perfect part about this scenario is Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 does all the work! All you have to do is enjoy its many capabilities and allow it to work in your favor.

If you’re interested in more information on Microsoft Dynamics GP and its abilities, contact Blue Moon Industries. As an organization focused on customer success, Blue Moon Industries is dedicated to helping businesses define, implement, and support information systems to meet their strategic business goals. Blue Moon Industries is a leading provider of ERP systems based on Microsoft Dynamics GP software. Blue Moon Industries is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with competencies in Microsoft Business Solutions and ISV Software Solutions.

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Do you think of yourself as productive on a day to day basis? In some cases, it’s not really what you know; it’s how you use the information. Highly productive people prepare things well in advance, allowing them to outperform those with little or no preparation. They accomplish the job in less time and with less stress. That’s called working smart.

Nearly everyone receives initial training when Microsoft Dynamics GP is first implemented, but how many of us continue to train on the finer points of GP? A great article on MSDynamicsWorld.com lists out pros and cons of GP training and its methods.  Check it out and learn how you can work smarter with Microsoft Dynamics GP:

Types of GP Training

Classroom (onsite or offsite)

Pros

• Interaction with others provides immediate response to questions
• Formal classroom setting requires participation and completion of work on a set schedule
• Isolation from distractions (unless you allow your cell phone, Blackberry, laptop, etc to distract you in class)
• Networking
• Training delivered generally by professional trainers      

Cons

• More costly than other training methods
• Requires time away from the workplace
• May require overnight travel
• Available only on someone else’s schedule 

E-Learning

Pros

• Nominal or no cost
• Can be done in the comfort of your pajamas
• Can be done anytime
• Doesn’t require travel
• Microsoft training materials are excellent, high-quality resources, written by experts in the community

Cons

• No interaction with others, no immediate feedback to questions/comments
• Can be done anytime – no structure forcing you to complete in a given timeframe
• Can be easily sidetracked with distractions at work or at home
• You’re pretty much on your own and get out of it what you put into it

For more information about Microsoft Dynamics GP Classroom training, check out this link and for E-Learning opportunities, follow this link . 

I encourage and challenge you to think about how training can make you and your organization more competitive in the market place.  This is particularly important as we’re exiting the recession. Companies need more output from the same number of employees because business is picking up, but employers are still reluctant to hire until they’re sure the recession is over. Stay ahead of the game with GP training!

As an organization focused on customer success, Blue Moon Industries is dedicated to helping businesses define, implement, and support information systems to meet their strategic business goals. Blue Moon Industries is a leading provider of ERP systems based on Microsoft Dynamics GP software and is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with competencies in Microsoft Business Solutions and ISV Software Solutions.

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According to an article on Networkworld.com, ERP investments still top the list for corporate IT spending. Budgets may have gotten slashed in 2009, but that apparently didn’t stop companies from investing in their ERP software this year. ERP is still considered the “backbone” of today’s enterprises, and for good reason. ERP supports common, everyday administrative functions of finance and procurement, and often supports the company’s main operations and assets, revenue-generating activities, supply chain, and distribution channels.  Microsoft Dynamics ERP products have many great abilities, but they have a keen focus on Integration and Usability:

Integration:

Integration creates a flexible, holistic approach to managing a business, Microsoft Dynamics ERP connects the people, processes, and information in your organization for best productivity.This focus on integration has made it possible for today’s business owner to focus on their overall purpose. Without these streamlined processes, today’s enterprises would be back at square one.

Usability:

These solutions work the way your people work and make everyday tasks as easy as they should be. Microsoft’s “role-tailored” design for its Dynamics ERP enhances usability by only showing the parts of the software to a particular user that are important to his or her job. Microsoft has built a customer model that describes 61 corporate “personas,” or user profiles. The tool helps document, capture, visualize and share how people work within departments. It helps ensure that Microsoft business management software, including Microsoft Dynamics, is based upon a thoroughly-researched, consistent set of people and processes that you can easily configure to work with your business. The best way to create a productive company is to empower your staff to produce. Provide them with the business software tools that work like and with the tools they use every day. As individuals and team members, your employees can do their jobs and surpass their goals.

If you’re interested in more information on ERP solutions and abilities, contact Blue Moon Industries. As an organization focused on customer success, Blue Moon Industries is dedicated to helping businesses define, implement, and support information systems to meet their strategic business goals. Blue Moon Industries is a leading provider of ERP systems based on Microsoft Dynamics GP software. Blue Moon Industries is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with competencies in Microsoft Business Solutions and ISV Software Solutions.

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