The following pros and cons were posited by Doug Henschen of TechWeb.com in the April 9, 2012 issue of InformationWeek magazine. In it, Henschen discusses Microsoft’s plans to deliver its ERP software as cloud services. While cloud-based demand for ERP is in its nascent stages, and by our observation very limited, cloud-based ERP does represent [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Microsoft Dynamics NAV’
Quick Takes on Microsoft’s ERP-In-The-Cloud Plan
Posted in General ERP Articles, tagged cloud computing, Dynamics cloud pros and cons, InformationWeek article, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, NAV on May 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
ERP: The Time Tested Triangle of Truth
Posted in General ERP Articles, tagged Enterprise Resource Planning, ERP Success Factors, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Triangle of Truth on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Those of us who deploy ERP systems for a living know clearly of the disconnect that sometimes occurs between clients who wish for the world but are less anxious to acknowledge the true costs – in time and treasure – of committing to a successful deployment of a new (or upgraded) business management system. So [...]
InsideERP’s Mid-Market Buyer’s Guide – Part 5 of 5
Posted in SERIES: ERP Mid-Market Buyer's Guide (5 posts), tagged ERP, ERP choices, ERP costs, Inside ERP, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, MidMarket Buyers' Guide, Sage MAS, Sage Pro, Sage Software on March 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
ERP is expensive, and the cost can vary greatly depending on the organization. Obvious factors range from company size to number of users, from depth of desired functionality to what services a particular organization requires and, frankly, how savvy their users are. According to an Aberdeen survey called “The Total Cost of Ownership of ERP [...]
InsideERP’s Mid-Market Buyer’s Guide – Part 4 of 5
Posted in SERIES: ERP Mid-Market Buyer's Guide (5 posts), tagged ERP, ERP choices, Inside ERP, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, MidMarket Buyers' Guide, Sage MAS, Sage Pro, Sage Software on March 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
InsideERP’s Buyer’s Guide [available here] made special mention of three of what it called ‘advanced’ features of today’s ERP systems: Lean Manufacturing Support – While “lean” is not so much a software module as it is a philosophy and an attitude, the fact is, with the information yielded by today’s better ERP systems, company managers [...]
InsideERP’s Mid-Market Buyer’s Guide – Part 3 of 5
Posted in SERIES: ERP Mid-Market Buyer's Guide (5 posts), tagged ERP, ERP choices, Inside ERP, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, MidMarket Buyers' Guide, Sage MAS, Sage Pro, Sage Software on March 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In this third post of our five part series, we look at the basic features common to most good ERP systems – the features that help make the cost savings demonstrated in our previous post a reality. [The complete edition of the Inside ERP Market Buyer’s Guide is available here] Most midmarket ERP suites encompass [...]
InsideERP’s Mid-Market Buyer’s Guide – Part 2 of 5
Posted in SERIES: ERP Mid-Market Buyer's Guide (5 posts), tagged ERP, ERP choices, Inside ERP, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, MidMarket Buyers' Guide, Sage MAS, Sage Pro, Sage Software on March 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In our previous post we noted the consolidation of ERP systems providers under big names like Sage and Microsoft, and how such consolidation has served to bring down the costs for those in the mid-market space looking to move into ERP. [The complete edition of the Inside ERP Market Buyer’s Guide is available here] Firms [...]
InsideERP’s Mid-Market Buyer’s Guide – Part 1 of 5
Posted in SERIES: ERP Mid-Market Buyer's Guide (5 posts), tagged ERP, ERP choices, Inside ERP, Microsoft, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, MidMarket Buyers' Guide, Sage on March 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A new month, and a return for a bit to our focus on ERP — Enterprise Resource Planning, the software that keeps business running. As ERP is what we do, we publish frequent articles about it, and about related topics like warehouse management, manufacturing, accounting and the like. Dry stuff — unless you live it. [...]
Microsoft Dynamics and ‘The Cloud’ (Part 2 of 2)
Posted in Software, Technology, and Wow I Didn't Know That, tagged cloud computing, ERP systems, Hunter Richards and Software Advice, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics NAV on January 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In our previous post, we introduced this article by Hunter Richards of Software Advice proffering four reasons why Microsoft Dynamics four ERP offerings may be less than cloud-ready solutions today. We provided article info and background in our previous post — which you should read first — and listed his first two arguments. In today’s conclusion [...]
Microsoft Dynamics and ‘The Cloud’ (Part 1 of 2)
Posted in Software, Technology, and Wow I Didn't Know That, tagged cloud, ERP, Hunter Richards and Software Advice, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Dynamics NAV on January 11, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In an online article titled “Microsoft is ‘All In’ for the Cloud, but What About Dynamics?” Hunter Richards, an “accounting marketing analyst” for Software Advice(*) attempts to stir up some debate about whether Microsoft’s Dynamics product line is indeed ‘cloud-worthy.’ [Disclaimer: Our firm is a long-established Dynamics NAV reseller.] (*) Software Advice bills itself as [...]
