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July 13, 2011
Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook Kindle Edition!
I'm thrilled to announce that the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook is now available in a Kindle Edition!
This makes it even easier to drag around your copy of the Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Cookbook for easy reference.
Sage re-branding: a risky endeavor | ZDNet
Dynamics competitor Sage is re-branding. ZDNet and others have coverage. In short, they are dropping product names for the 40 odd products they've acquired and are moving to numbers to try to build the overall Sage brand.
My take is:
This doesn't fix the inability of Sage customers to move up from one product to another without re-implementing. Every time someone has to re-implement the door opens for someone else to move in. Customers will be confused. We still see this with Dynamics after a lot of years and money spent on rebranding and it was a much smaller rebranding effort than what Sage is attempting. Customers won't care. You can call it whatever you want but if it's been MAS 90 for 10 years for a customer, it will be MAS 90 for the next 10 years unless of course it becomes Dynamics GP because they're too focused on branding and not enough on delivering. The individual products have good brand awareness, Peachtree, MAS90, FAS, etc. I'm not sure that "Sage" does. They've got a lot of products to rebrand. This opens the door for FUD. I'm pretty confident that we wouldn't do it but I could see someone telling prospects that Sage is killing the Peachtree that they love. Again, I'm not saying that it's right, just that it will happen.
Meet You There! - Inside Microsoft Dynamics GP
The folks from Microsoft are going to Meet You There!. I'm going to meet you there.
Where is there you ask? Why Las Vegas of course for the GPUG Summit November 7-11.
Securing Word Template Documents in Dynamics GP 2010 when using Word 2010 - Video - Dynamics GP Support and Services Blog
The Dynamics GP Support and Service Blog has a new video up looking at Securing Word Template Documents in Dynamics GP 2010 when using Word 2010
Given the fraud possibilities of fake invoices and other documents, this is an important topic.
July 12, 2011
July 11, 2011
Dynamics GP Land: Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks
Christina Phillip is back with some Troubleshooting Tips and Tricks for Dynamics GP. These are great reminders.
Dynamics GP Land: Management Reporter Report Distribution Lessons Learned
Christina Phillips looks at Management Reporter Report Distribution Lessons Learned in her new post.
Dynamics GP - Learn & Discuss: Fixed Assets Suffix
Vaidy dig into Fixed Assets Suffixes in his new post. My thoughts on the subject were covered back in my March Asset Numbering post.
Book Giveaway! | I.B.I.S. Inc.
In support of their fantastic webinar series (I should, I present as part of it) I.B.I.S. is giving you a chance to win a copy of the Lite edition of the Cookbook or David and Chris' fabulous Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 Reporting book.
Checkout the Book Giveaway! post for details.
BI Focus 2011
If you have an interest in Business Intelligence with Dynamics GP or if you use FRx or Management Reporter you need to take a look at the BI FOCUS 2011 event from GPUG going on in Dallas in August.
This event is designed around getting the information you need out of Dynamics GP. There will be sessions on PowerPivot, FRx, Management Reporter, SSRS, Sharepoint and more.
Getting data in to Dynamics GP is great but the value comes with getting information out.
